Two Potato Chowder
My step mom made this soup for us last year when we were visiting. It’s very tasty and filling. And, it’s easy to whip up! Don’t forget the shredded cheese and bacon to sprinkle on top of the soup when you serve it. This will warm you up to the core on these cold and nasty days we’ve been having!
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Two Potato Chowder
Yield: 6-8
Ingredients:
1 Tbsp butter
1 onion chopped
1 celery stalk, thinly sliced
1 garlic clove, minced
2 medium pototoes, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
2 small sweet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
1 (14 1/2 oz) can vegetable or chicken broth
2 c milk
3 Tbsp flour
1/2 tsp salt
Dash ground cayenne
sliced green onions
cheddar cheese
crumbled bacon
Directions:
Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, celery and garlic; cook and stir 3 to 4 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
Add white potatoes, sweet potatoes and broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
In medium bowl combine 1/2 cup of the milk and flour; mix until smooth. Stir in remaining milk, salt and cayenne until well mixed. Stir into soup; cook over medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes or until bubbly and thickened, stirring constantly.
To serve, ladle soup into 4 individual soup bowls. Sprinkle each with green onions, cheeese and bacon.
Recipe from my Step Mom
I am Jen the Beantown Baker. Engineer by day and baking maven by night. Hubby serves as my #1 fan and official taste tester. We got hitched back in 2006. Barefoot. In the sand. With the waves crashing behind us. It was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. 
What a great idea to freeze the excess chipotle chiles! Much less waste, and perfectly portioned. I do freeze buttermilk in 1/2 cup increments because I never use up the whole carton when I buy it.
beantownbaker — November 8th, 2013 @ 2:07 pm
Oh I’ve never frozen dairy before. Does it defrost well?
It does get a little curdled looking but I only use it for baking cakes. I haven’t noticed any discernible difference in texture or flavor in the resulting cakes.
beantownbaker — November 10th, 2013 @ 2:03 pm
Good to know. I’ll have to keep that in mind because I never use the whole carton either. I tend to just make my own buttermilk with milk + vinegar but sometimes I buy it then struggle with how to use it all.
i like adding in a not traveling to the rotation! might have to employ that one here 🙂
beantownbaker — November 10th, 2013 @ 2:04 pm
It was seriously one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. We’ve done a variety of things on our holidays where we don’t travel.
Hey Jen! I JUST made these potatoes and posted them today. Alton Brown knows his stuff right? Then I saw your picture on pinterest and was like hm I wonder if that’s the same recipe…? Great minds think alike! I added green onions and bacon to mine, because, well, bacon makes everything better. Right? 🙂 Great post! http://thefoodcharlatan.com/2013/11/22/chipotle-sweet-potatoes-with-bacon/
beantownbaker — November 24th, 2013 @ 6:01 pm
Bacon definitely makes everything better. Great minds do think alike!
I am gonna try this on coming weekend and hope its looks at least nice in the texture and in color,because i am not so good in cooking:). Anyway Looking forward to more of your yummy dishes mate!!!