Loaded Potato Soup

Name: Loaded Potato Soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: approx. 5 x 1000ml jars or 10 x 500ml jars
Ingredients: 6lb Potatoes; 12 oz Bacon; 5 each Garlic Clove; 2 each Onions (medium); 1 each Celery, stick; 36 fl oz Stock; 2 tbsp Chives; 1 tsp Paprika; 1 tsp Sea Salt; 0 half tsp Black Pepper; 0 pinch Cayenne Pepper

Delicious comfort food - all your favourite jacket potato flavours in a soup - in a jar. Ready to eat in minutes

Ingredients

Potatoes

6lb

3 kg

Bacon

12 oz

300 g

Garlic Clove,
finely chopped

5 each

Onions (medium),
Peeled and chopped

2 each

Celery, stick,
trimmed and chopped

1 each

Stock,
meat or vegetable

36 fl oz

1.5 litre

Chives,
chopped

2 tbsp

Paprika

1 tsp

Sea Salt

1 tsp

Black Pepper,
freshly ground

0 half tsp

Cayenne Pepper

0 pinch

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Method

BEFORE YOU START:
Get your jars warmed, lids and seals organised
Canner prepped with water, heat turned on under the canner
Prepare a large bowl of cold water and add some salt, 1-2 tablespoonfuls
Peel the potatoes and cut into dice, leave in cold water until needed
You will need a large stock pot or pan
Cut the bacon into short pieces and cook in the pan for 5-8 minutes until crispy then lift out with a slotted spoon and put onto a plate to cool
Add the chopped onion, garlic and celery to the pan and cook for around 5 minutes until the onion is translucent
Add the drained potatoes, crumbled bacon and stock, mix well and then bring to the boil
Add chives, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper and paprika. Again, mix well then reduce the heat and cook on for around 15 minutes, stirring often to prevent sticking
Fill your jars leaving 3 cms/1 inch headspace
Remove air bubbles!
Wipe rims with vinegar, apply seals and rings and then place in canner
Add 2 tablespoons vinegar to the canner water, close the canner and heat on high
Vent for 10 minutes, apply the weight and bring the pressure to 10lbs psi
Start timer for 75mins for 500ml/1 pint jars and 90mins for 1000ml/1 quart
To serve: thicken with a cornflour plus cold water mix, if needed, and add a swirl of cream and grated cheese
Claoe the

How long will it take to make?

Preparation time:

30 mins

Cooking time:

90 mins

Total time:

1 hour 20 mins

How much?

approx. 5 x 1000ml jars or 10 x 500ml jars

Look after it

shelf stable for up to two years

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Useful links

Rosie's Preserving School Workshops

The Basics - Loaded Potato Soup

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