German Potato Bacon Soup

Description

I got this recipe from Lisa Brill at Spurwing Country Club as part of the annual Octoberfest that the Country Club does every year. It’s a great soup and different from the average potato soup! Great winter-time soup.

Ingredients

  • ΒΌ cup butter
  • 2 yellow onions, diced small
  • 4 slices bacon, diced small
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 quarts chicken broth
  • 4 russet potatoes, diced
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
  • 1 teaspoon caraway seed
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 3 ounces sour cream

Instructions

  1. Melt butter in a stockpot over medium heat; add onions
  2. bacon
  3. and bay leaf. Cook and stir until onions are nearly transparent
  4. 5 to 7 minutes.
  5. Pour chicken broth into the pot; add potatoes
  6. flour
  7. marjoram
  8. caraway seed
  9. salt
  10. and pepper. Bring to a boil
  11. reduce heat to medium-low
  12. and simmer until potatoes are tender
  13. about 20 minutes.
  14. Stir sour cream into soup; cook another 1 to 2 minutes.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

Servings: 8

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