Potato & Smoked Bacon Soup

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 50 g butter
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 110 g streaky bacon, de rinded & chopped into large dice
• 450 -550 g potatoes, cubed
• 900 ml ham or 900 ml bacon stock
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh thyme, chopped
• salt & pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat butter in large saucepan on moderate flame.
• 2 when butter foams, add onion & bacon; sauté until bacon is crisp.
• 3 add cubed potatoes; turn heat to low and cook for further 5 minutes.
• 4 stir in the stock, turn up flame, bring to a boil.
• 5 lower flame and gently simmer until potatoes are soft & tender.
• 6 add pepper.
• 7 pour soup into blender and puree smooth.
• 8 serve in soup bowls with a swirl of cream.