Potato Soup with Bacon

Name: Potato Soup with Bacon
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 1kg floury potatoes, peeled and diced; 2 leeks, sliced; 150g smoked bacon lardons; 1 onion, diced; 1.2L chicken stock; 150ml sour cream; 2 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp chives, chopped; salt and pepper to taste

A hearty German-style soup of potato and leek, finished with smoky bacon and a dollop of sour cream.

Total time

50 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

35 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

German

gluten-free

Ingredients

1kgfloury potatoes, peeled and diced

2leeks, sliced

150gsmoked bacon lardons

1onion, diced

1.2Lchicken stock

150mlsour cream

2 tbspbutter

1 tbspchives, chopped

salt and pepperto taste

Instructions

Fry bacon in a large pot until crispy. Remove and set aside.

Fry onion and leek in butter until soft.

Add potatoes and stock. Simmer 20 minutes until tender.

Blend half the soup for a creamy consistency.

Stir in sour cream. Season.

Serve topped with crispy bacon and chives.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

372

Protein

8.9g

Fat

13.9g

Carbs

55.2g

Fiber

Sodium

1179mg

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