Description
Hearty potato soup honors classic comfort with creamy Wisconsin potatoes and rich bacon crumbles. Warm bowls welcome family around the table, inviting you to savor each spoonful of delicious tradition.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 3.5 pounds potatoes, peeled and diced
- 6 cups whole milk
- 1 medium onion, diced
Seasoning and Flavoring:
- 1.5 teaspoons salt
- Ground black pepper to taste
Cooking Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons butter
- Water with a few pinches of salt (for boiling potatoes)
Instructions
- Dice potatoes and submerge in salted water, ensuring 1-inch coverage above vegetables. Boil at high heat for 10-15 minutes until fork-tender without disintegrating. Drain liquid, preserving 1 cup of cooking water.
- Melt butter in Dutch oven over medium temperature, introducing diced onions. Sauté until edges transform golden brown and onions become translucent.
- Transfer cooked potatoes into onion-butter mixture. Pour milk throughout the pot, seasoning with salt and ground pepper.
- Gently elevate mixture to low simmer, stirring intermittently. Maintain low heat to prevent milk separation, allowing soup to develop flavor for approximately 10 minutes.
- Utilize potato masher to transform approximately half the potatoes into creamy texture while maintaining some chunky segments. Alternatively, employ immersion blender for smoother consistency. Incorporate reserved cooking water to regulate soup’s thickness as desired.
- Evaluate and refine seasoning with additional salt and pepper. Ladle steaming soup into serving bowls, accompanying with crusty bread or crisp crackers for complementary texture.
Notes
- Choose waxy potatoes like Yukon Gold for the best creamy texture and less chance of falling apart during cooking.
- Reserve potato cooking water to enhance soup’s flavor and adjust consistency without diluting taste.
- For a lighter version, substitute half-and-half or evaporated milk instead of whole milk to reduce fat content.
- Customize the soup by adding crispy bacon bits, chopped chives, or shredded cheese as delicious garnish options.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 305
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 590 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 8 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg