Crisp Bacon & Potato Soup #sp5

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 20 ounces simply potatoes diced potatoes with onion
• 8 slices apple-smoked bacon
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 6 cups chicken stock
• 1/4 cup flour

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet fry the bacon crisp, remove and place on paper towels, pouring 1/2 the bacon fat off and st aside for rue later. next, pour the bag of simply potatoes and onion into the skillet and brown cooking 1/2 way. remove the potatoes and onion set aside. replace the bacon fat you set aside earlier into the pan add the flour and make a paste, add the chicken stock and stir until it thickens.
• 2 in a large skillet fry the bacon crisp , remove the bacon and drain on paper towels and remove 1/2 the bacon fat and set aside later for rue.
• 3 in a 2 quart pan replace the bacon fat you set aside earlier, and add the flour, making a paste, add in the chicken stock to thicken the soup slightly stirring until all paste is dissolved into stock.
• 4 pour the bag of simply potatoes with onion into the same skillet and brown cooking till tender, remove and set aside.
• 5 pour into the stock potatoes and onion along with 4 slices of the applewood bacon that has been crumbled and chopped celantro. heat to a boil for 10 minutes then turn off turn off. salt and pepper to taste.
• 6 ladel into bowels crumble 1 slice of crisp applewood bacon on top of each bowl garnish with a sprig of celantro.