Ultimate Potato Soup Recipe

https://sugarspunrun.com/creamy-potato-soup-recipe/#recipe Added old bay

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Place bacon pieces in a large Dutch Oven or soup pot over medium heat and cook until bacon is crisp and browned.

Step 2

Remove bacon pieces and set aside, leaving the fat in the pot.

Step 3

Add butter and chopped onion and cook over medium heat until onions are tender (3-5 minutes).

Step 4

Add garlic and cook until fragrant (about 30 seconds).

Step 5

Sprinkle the flour over the ingredients in the pot and stir until smooth (use whisk if needed).

Step 6

Add diced potatoes to the pot along with chicken broth, milk, heavy cream, salt, pepper, and ancho chili powder. Stir well.

Step 7

Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork (about 10 minutes).

Step 8

Reduce heat to simmer and remove approximately half*** of the soup to a blender (be careful, it will be hot!) and puree until smooth (half is about 5 cups of soup, but just eyeballing the amount will be fine. Alternatively you can use an immersion blender.).

Step 9

Return the pureed soup to the pot and add sour cream and reserved bacon pieces, stir well.

Step 10

Allow soup to simmer for 15 minutes before serving