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Flavours of PEI: Potato and Bacon Soup

February 7, 2011 by Suzie the Foodie 2 Comments

Flavours of PEI Potato and Bacon Soup

Well I am getting to the end of my recipe testing for the cookbook Flavours of Prince Edward Island: A Culinary Journey but I wanted to share a recipe with you for their Yukon Gold Potato and Bacon Soup.

First, you can not test PEI recipes without a dish focused on potatoes, right? It is what they are most famous for when it comes to food! Second, my grocery store never seems to have “Yukon Gold” so I went with just regular baking potatoes. Anyone can make this soup. It is an easy and flavourful recipe.

Flavours of PEI Potato and Bacon Soup

Heat 3 tbsp of butter in a large sauce pan and then add 1/2 lb of diced bacon. That is a ton of bacon so I only used four strips of turkey bacon (and it is a good thing I did!). Cook over medium heat until bacon is half-cooked.

Flavours of PEI Potato and Bacon Soup

Add 1 cup of chopped onions, 1/2 cup of chopped carrots and 1/2 cup of chopped celery and cook for five minutes.

Flavours of PEI Potato and Bacon Soup

Add five cups of peeled diced potatoes, yes, I said five cups!!!  Then add 8 cups of chicken stock and bring to a boil. I did not measure, I just added enough broth to cover the veggies.

Flavours of PEI Potato and Bacon Soup

Reduce heat ad add 1/2 tsp of dried sage. Cover and simmer until potatoes are tender. I cooked mine for 15 minutes. Puree in a blender in small batches. Season with salt and pepper.

Now I thought I was smart by using my food mill instead! Because my potatoes were so starchy I was worried about the blender turning dinner into a goopey mess so I used my food mill instead. Which in turn strained out all the bacon! So… use a blender!

Flavours of PEI Potato and Bacon Soup

Top with lots of cheese, add a dollops of sour cream if you would like or stir in whipping cream. I choose low fat sour cream and sprinkled with chives.

On such a dark and miserable cold day in Nova Scotia, this was a very good soup. Filling and tasty. It would probably be a lot better with REAL bacon but I was making this for dinner for me and my husband who does not eat pork. Next time I might add some hot sauce or something to give it additional boost of flavour and heat, it has been damn cold in Nova Scotia!

I give this recipe four out of five wooden spoons. 

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  1. Debra She Who Seeks says

    February 7, 2011 at 2:00 pm

    Just the thing for a cold day!

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  2. Suzie Ridler says

    February 8, 2011 at 2:36 am

    Totally agree! It is also almost a meal, filling, inexpensive and pretty darn yummy.

    Reply

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