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Send me your snail mailing address at
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(Please allow 2-4 weeks for delivery, cuz I am all kinds of lazy!)
On to the real meat and potatoes...
on the MFFT Monday menu!
Bruce's Potato (Tater) Soup...
creamy style....this is a big batch of soup so invite some friends....
10lbs of potatoes, rinsed peeled (or not peeled, my family prefers peeled)
water (enough to boil 10lbs of taters)
3 cups of water (for broth)
2 tbsp virgin Olive oil (cuz slutty olive oil is bad)
1lb bacon (thick sliced is better)
1 lb cooked ham, diced (i like smoked flavoring)
1 large onion chopped (white, red or yellow, I do not care, I prefer vidalia's)
1 red pepper diced small
1/4 small jalapeno
10 cloves garlic chopped fine (each segment of the garlic is a clove)
1-2 cup(s) diced carrots (I do not like carrots much, so...)
3 stalks celery chopped fine
4 green onions chopped into 1/4 inch pieces (save some of the greens for garnish)
1/2 bag green peas (i use frozen)
2 cups mild cheddar cheese, shredded
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 cups sour cream
2 pints heavy whipping cream
1-2 sticks of butter 1/4'd
1 qrt half and half
1 can chicken broth (low sodium...yeah, that's FUNNY)
2 ea - 1/4 tsp black pepper (or to taste)
1/4 tsp salt (or to taste)
1/4 tsp garlic salt
1/4 tsp celery salt
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (or to taste)
4 bottles Molson (Canadian) (no cans)
(oilfield trash you can sub 4 shots of patron)
Directions:
Pre-game warm-up
Open one bottle of Canadian, drink half...save the rest of this bottle for sipping.
Line a large cookie sheet (the kind with a 1" lip around the perimeter) with aluminum foil
Layout the bacon on a large cookie sheet sprinkle with 1/4 tsp of black pepper ( i actually just use the Grinder and grind a bunch on it, but whatever. Sip.
Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees F or 28 degrees C...(yeah right, I can't convert temps...so figure this out yourself)
(as a side bar, guys underwear has an opening so we don't put them on backwards)
Face/Kick-off
In a large pot add water 3 cloves of garlic chopped, 1/4 stick butter, and 1 tbsp olive oil.
Bring to boil.
Peel taters and cut into bite-sized chunks.
Add taters to boiling water.
While the taters are boiling finish off the first beer.
Oh and cook the bacon.
Cook taters to firm, but not mushy.
We are not making mashed potato soup. (save 2 cups of this liquid)
While all that stuff is happening,
open beer #2 and in a larger sauce pot than the taters on low heat add:
3/4 stick of butter, 1tbsp Olive oil
Sip.
Allow to heat then add:
Jalapenos, onions, carrots, ham, peas, red pepper, garlic, celery (and any other veggies I may have listed up top)
Allow to soften but do not let it get mushy.
Half time!
Drink some more beer.
Add the chicken broth and 3 cups water and simmer for around 20 minutes.
Check the bacon, it should be crispy but not burnt. burnt would be bad.
When the bacon is done let it cool and chop it finely.
Eat at least one piece of the bacon!
Add a bit of the bacon grease to the broth. (like no more than a couple tbsp...)
Taters are done and now and you need to separate into roughly 7 lbs and 3 lbs.
lightly rinse the 7 lbs of taters. set aside.
The 3 lbs?
This will be like a roux or thickening agent
In a mixing bowl add
3#' s of taters, 1 stick butter, sour cream, salts, and Parmesan cheese and the 2 cups of potato water.
Add a shot or two of half and half.
mix completely.
this will be soupy mashed potato slurry.
set aside.
Are you still on that second beer? WTF? Are you nursing it?
chug!chug!chug!
By now the broth is slowly boiling (and you are on beer #3.)
If not, turn the heat up a bit and open that third beer.
Add the bacon crumbles. (do not bastardizes my recipe by using those fucking imitation bacon bits.)
As soon as the broth is boiling, add the two containers of heavy whipping cream and the rest of the half and half.
gulp. (your beer)
Stir frequently.
It is important that you keep up on top of this because if it boils over or scorches, you will need more than 4 beers. Seriously.
game.
over.
man.
Stir in the shredded cheese.
Sip/gulp. (beer)
The pot now has all the ingredients in it except the taters. As soon as the pot is boiling mix in the slurry and turn it down to simmer. stir. SIP.
add the cubed potatoes.
Stir, and serve!
*Garnish with a bit of the green onion greens and a sprinkle of shredded cheese.*
And finish those beers, dammit!
Just Another Day In Paradise!
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