German Soup
KARTOFFEL SUPPE
(Potato Soup)
INGREDIENTS
1/2 pound bacon
4 potatoes
1 carrot
2 stalks celery
2 stalks leek
1 onion
2 tablespoons butter
6 cups beef broth
1/4 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cream
1/4 teaspoon marjoram
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 tablespoon parsley
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
PREPARATION
Slice bacon strips into 1/2″ squares. Chop potatoes into 1/2″ cubes. Dice carrot, celery, leek, and onion. Add butter, bacon, carrot, celery, leek, and onion to soup pot. Sauté on medium-high for 5 minutes or until onion is soft. Stir frequently.
Add potato cubes, broth, flour, salt, cream, marjoram, nutmeg, parsley, and pepper. Simmer for 20 to 30 minutes on low heat or until potato cubes are tender. Stir occasionally.
Become a culinary hero to your hungry hordes by serving this tasty dish. And for those who want bacon with everything, this soup has it. Yay!
TIDBITS
1) This tidbit is not getting done. I made chocolate-covered cake and the hungry hordes are eating it up as I type.
2) If I were to open a dessert shop, I would call it Dessert Storm.
3) The name would be especially apt if I ever forgot to put the lid on the blender.
4) It’s amazing the number of burglars around the world who have fallen asleep inside burgled homes after eating chocolate cake found in the refrigerator.
5) To my knowledge, no house burglar has ever fallen asleep after eating potato soup.
6) Chocolate cake, used by the best home-protection services everywhere.
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