Whitestone Country Inn

Kingston, Tennessee

Specialty Recipe

German Style Potato Soup

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Garnish with chopped green onions, diced hard-cooked eggs, or bacon chopped fine or crumbled.

Ingredients:

1 pound bacon, diced small

5 ounces green onions, thinly sliced

8 ounces all-purpose flour

1 gallon hot water

4 ounces ham base

1 ounce chicken base

3 ounces sugar

1/2 pound medium potatoes, peeled and diced

8 ounces leeks, sliced tops and bottom

1/2 cup white vinegar

2 cups half & half

Cook bacon in heavy pot until brown. Stir in green onions and saute 2 minutes. Add flour to bacon and onions and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Add hot water, ham base, chicken base, sugar, potatoes, and leeks to the bacon mixture; heat to boiling. Boil for 15 to 20 minutes until potatoes are tender. Add vinegar and mix well. Cook for 2 minutes. Add half & half and simmer, stirring often. When heated through, serve hot with a garnish. Will keep 5 to 7 days in the refrigerator.

Serves: 16

Makes: about 1 gallon

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