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So I am cooking another batch of Potato Soup tonight. I want something else to go with it, some sort of meat.
I am however putting bacon in the soup, but my soup comes out thick and creamy and not all that soup like.
Any suggestions.
Oh I promised someone I would give them the recipe, if you still want it let me know.
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EDIT: I meant fried chicken. You don't want to eat friend chicken, so much as chat with it over a cup of coffee.
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I dont know if I actually want to put in the effort to cook fried chicken, though I would put in all the effort in the world to fry up some friends..
I thought about some sort of beef thing, becuase I want to get wine to go with it.
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I think brisket would be a wonderful choice. You can buy it in the grocery store with the saesoning packet included and slow roast it. Very little prep and it cooks for so long you won't be checking on it every ten minutes. They usually come sliced too which is an added bonus. I think some kind of meat that you could slice super thin would pair wonderfully with potato soup.
Oh yeah, can I have the recipe for the soup I have 15 pounds of potatoes on my kitchen floor. Help me get rid of them!
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With a big, creamy potato soup, how about a lighter meat like roasted chicken? You could get whole chickens and roast them or do it rotissere style if you have a gas grill or a "set it and forget it." A hearty beef roast might be too rich with a creamy soup (YMMV, of course). Certainly you can do wine with roasted chicken- a white or lighter red (i.e. not cab. sauv.)
ETA: E_E, you have a duplicate thread with no responses- maye edit it before it gets confusing.
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Sounds so very nummy! Can I have the recipe too? I love potato soup!
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Wash the potatoes off Cut them up in cubes in various sizes. Some need to be small so when they cook they sort of smash on there own. Some need to be bit bigger ( not by much) to retain the shape and texture.
Once cut up, put them in a big ( huge ) pot, add just enough water ( i use chicken broth ) to cover the potatoes.
Let cook for about 45 minutes. Or until some of the cubes are fork tender.
Drain the water out, add a stick of butter ( I use margrine, and the brand I use is Fleishmann's) Also helps if instead of dropping the stick in, breaking the stick up into smaller pieces, melts faster. Stir the butter and potatoes up. Some of the potatoes will become mashed but that is what your going for, some should retain shape.
Then after the butter ( or margrine ) is melted add Heavy Cream, use as much or as little as you like. Since this is the only liquid I use, I wold suggest starting off slow to get the desired consistancy you want.
I add chives to mine, also a little garlic pepper, salt, seasoned salted, bacon, regular pepper and cheese but the cheese doesnt go directly into the pot instead it goes into individual bowls.
That is how I make mine. I also use the microwave to cook the bacon, for some reason I like microwaved cooked bacon, its soooo yummy. OH also I use a whole package of bacon and I also chopped the bacon up.
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quote:Originally posted by Dr. Dave: With a big, creamy potato soup, how about a lighter meat like roasted chicken? You could get whole chickens and roast them or do it rotissere style if you have a gas grill or a "set it and forget it." A hearty beef roast might be too rich with a creamy soup (YMMV, of course). Certainly you can do wine with roasted chicken- a white or lighter red (i.e. not cab. sauv.)
ETA: E_E, you have a duplicate thread with no responses- maye edit it before it gets confusing.
I tried to edit, but time has elasped so I can no longer edit. They will delete it.
I like white over red wine. And my soup is creamy and thick, though it doesnt have to be that way, it is that way because that is how I make it.
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Try adding some chicken bullion to the water, or cook the potaotes in chicken stock (whichever is easier for you. It adds wonderful flavor to the final soup. You can also add some Sour Cream to the mixture, in place of some of the heavy cream.
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quote:Originally posted by Griffin at the Maul: Try adding some chicken bullion to the water, or cook the potaotes in chicken stock (whichever is easier for you. It adds wonderful flavor to the final soup. You can also add some Sour Cream to the mixture, in place of some of the heavy cream.
Cooking the potatoes in chicken broth is mentioned in the recipe. I also cook rice in chicken broth sometimes, depending on what else I'm having with the rice.
Do you need to add the sour cream at the very end, as in beef stroganoff?
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Leeks go well in potato soup - and cold leek and potato soup is vichysoisse. Leeks aren't meat, though.
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I don't use sour cream, But if I did it would be put in at the end, and not in place of the heavy cream, the heavy cream is what gives it the "broth" since you drain the water after the potatoes are done cooking.
Though that is just my opinion, and yes I did say I cook mine in chicken broth, some people may not like broth so that is why I just didnt come out and say cook it in chicken broth.
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I decided that I am going to cook a cornish hen. The way I do it is: Spread margrine all over it then add on top of it a mixture of bread crumbs and flour. It comes out all nice and crispy on the outside and nice and juicy on the inside.
Now to decide which white wine to have with it.
E* this is going to be one expensive meal*E
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Hmmm...I'm working on becoming a "grand chef" (ha!), but for right now I'm a meager apprentice - so please don't laugh.
Won't using all of that cream make the soup too sweet? What about using milk? Would that work as well (but obviously thinning it more)?
Sounds like a great recipe. I'm excited to try it.
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Using heavy cream to me does not make it to sweet, I haven't tried it with milk but I should to see how it comes out.
Oh and dinner came out fine, though in the end the potatoes came out mashed because I just didn's use all that much heavy cream. Still a good dinner, nor did we drink the wine I brought.
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Cream isn't sweet. It is richer than milk because it has a higher fat content. Perhaps blackroses is thinking of condensed milk, which is often sweetened.
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