Perfect Pans Crispy Jacket Potato Soup

Ingredients:



5 Jacket potatoes, scrubbed well and dried
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
4 cups whole milk
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
3/4 cup White cheddar cheese and Red Leicester  Grated  (any variety is fine)
1/2 cup spring onions, chopped
1/2 cup sour cream

For the potato skins:

Reserved potato skins (from above)

Olive oil, for brushing

Sea salt and pepper

 

For topping:
 

1  cup white cheddar cheese and Red Cheddar Grated

1/2 cup spring onions, chopped

1/2 cup sour cream

2 cups Bacon Lardons

Method:

For the soup:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees
• Poke tiny holes in each potato multiple times with a fork, and place the potatoes in a Perfect Pans Roasting Pan. Lightly brush Olive oil and salt (or other seasonings if desired.)
• Bake the potatoes until fully cooked and softened, about 1 hour.
• Once fully cooked, remove the potatoes from the oven and let cool completely (about 1 hour or so). Remove from roaster and set aside. You will use the oil mixture again later.
• Once cooled, slice each potato into two pieces and carefully peel back the skins, removing the skins intact as best as possible. (If you plan on using them for the crunchy potato skins, this is helpful.  If you don’t plan on using them, just discard the skins.)
• Place the potato “insides” in a Perfect Pans Large Stock pot.  Using a potato masher or large wooden spoon, mash the potato into small pieces.
• Slowly fold in the milk, cheese and butter.
• Add the salt and pepper to taste. Cook the mixture until thickened, about 8-10 minutes on medium heat.
• Place bacon pieces into a Perfect Pans Sauté Pan. Fry until browned.
• Add 1/2 cup of white cheddar into the mixture.
• Remove the pan from the heat.

For the potato skin topping:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.
• Place the reserved, potato skin pieces and skins back into the Perfect Pans Roaster. Mix with oil that was used originally until coated.
• Bake for 15 minutes or so, or until potato skins are crispy. We advise checking them quite often since oven temperatures may vary.
• Finally, spoon in your potato soup add a dollop of sour cream, cheese, potato skin slices, onion and bacon to taste.

 

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