posted by techgoddess 08-31-101 6:17 PM
Teresa's Potato Soup
8 large potatoes, peeled and chopped
2 (16 oz.) cans defatted chicken stock
4 tablespoons butter
1 onion, finely chopped
3 tablespoons flour
1 quart 2% milk, scalded (can use whole milk if desired)
Salt, to taste
Fresh chives
Paprika
Boil potatoes in chicken stock. (If necessary, add enough water to chicken stock to cover potatoes.) Simmer about 20 minutes, or until potatoes are very tender. Saute onion in butter. Add flour to onion mixture. Slowly add the onion mixture to the potatoes, stirring until all of the onion mixture is thoroughly incorporated. Remove potato mixture from stove. Using a hand mixer, blend potato mixture until very smooth. Return to stove. Slowly add hot milk, stirring until smooth. Season to taste. Ladle soup into serving bowls, and sprinkle the surface of each bowl of soup with paprika, and garnish with chives.