Brrrrrrrrrr....September has arrived and with it...wind...rain...and cold nights! Last night, to warm us up, I made a double batch of The Good Cook's Potato Soup put half in the freezer, a quarter into bowls and the last quarter into a container to take to work. A pretty good streeeetch I'd say...for 2 onions, 1kg of tatties and 1.5 litres of stock...oh and the 6 rashers of bacon...
When I watched Simon Hopkinson make this soup a month or so ago I couldn't wait to try it for myself...and yesterday's weather meant that it was time to peel the tatties! The soup is easy to make, and it was simple to double. I don't have a vegetable mill so used the stick blender to puree it so the texture was pretty thin...but still tasty. To season the soup you fry some bacon, leave it to boil in the soup broth and then remove it from the soup before blending. I decided to crisp the rashers up in a skillet and then made club sandwiches using the left over roast chicken from the weekend....a pretty budget friendly meal.
This sounds like a perfect autumnal warming soup!
ReplyDeletePerfect soup for the weather we are having right now and I happen to have extra potatoes sitting around.
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two hippos...it was perfect last night...and today...and i am sure it will be tomorrow too!! :)
ReplyDeleteRita...oooo let me know if you make it! :)
the heating has gone on down here too !!! soup sounds lovely and nourishing x
ReplyDeletewow....sounds like a yummy soup to add to my "canadian winter" soup list!!!....and the club sandwiches sounded like the perfect accompaniment!
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Isn't it just so bloody cold!?! Im going for soup tomorrow! Yours looks lovely. I think the added bacon sounds brilliant!
ReplyDeleteCherry...haven't switched the heat on yet...but I'm sure it is not far off!!
ReplyDeleteMumm-ji..it is pretty yummy...and totally simple!
Dom...Up here we went from winter to spring and back to winter it feels like!! but that's fine with me....means soups and stews galore! :)
soup looks delicious and love that it's super budget-friendly too(: but, does that mean it's getting cold in the uk already......I was hoping for a bit of sun at least when I return.....
ReplyDeleteShu Han...i am afraid it is cold...well at least up north it is! :)
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