Hearty Potato Soup is one of our favorite winter soups. I love it because it is quite versatile-you can also add clams to make it into New England clam chowder. You can also make it low-fat, or you can add some sour cream for a few more calories...I mean to make it creamy.
o 7-8 Potatoes peeled and sliced in ¼ inch "chips"
o 3 cloves Garlic, minced
o ½ cup fresh or dried Parsley Flakes
o 2 large organic Carrots, grated
o ½ cup of Pesto (I make my own, but it is available in stores now)
o ¼ to ½ pound Bacon cut into ¼ inch strips and fried crisp (discard fat)
o 3 cups Leeks chopped into ¼ inch rounds (I use about ½ of the green top as well. It gives the soup a nice color.)
o Celtic Sea Salt to taste
o 1/3 teaspoon of Crushed Red Pepper flakes
o enough Water to just cover the tops of the vegetables (not too much, or you will have to pour too much off after they cook)
Put all ingredients into a 12-quart saucepan. Simmer on Medium heat about 30-40 minutes until leeks are soft and potatoes fall apart. Discard half the water, or save it for a high-potassium breakfast drink. Mash the potatoes if you like smooth soup or leave it kind of chunky. Whichever you prefer.
o Add 2 cups 1% Milk
o ½ to 1 cup crumbled Feta Cheese
o Celtic Sea Salt and Pepper to taste
If you like creamier soup, add a dollop of Sour Cream to the bottom of the soup bowl before you fill the bowl. Stir and serve.
Makes about 6-8 servings. A great alkalyzing soup.
Optional: You can add some canned clams to this soup to make New England clam chowder. It doesn't freeze that well (with or without the clams) but then again, it doesn' t last that long either.
Health Notes: The best types of potatoes to use are Russet Burbank, Russet Arcadia, Norgold Russet, Goldrush, Norkotah, Long White (or White Rose or California Long White), and Idaho. I peel the potatoes prior to cooking them as it seems there is more and more potato scab virus on potatoes these days. In the naturopathic world, some people feel that the potato scab virus, which is worse when potatoes are grown on magnesium deficient soils, is somehow related to or mimics the virus that causes Multiple Sclerosis (MS). I don't know if this is true, but I just don't feel comfortable knowing that it may be so I always try to purchase potatoes grown in Idaho where the soils have more magnesium in them.
I also don't use ultrapasteurized milk. The process of ultrapasteurization disrupts the protein molecule of the milk so much that supposedly the body is not able to recognize the protein as a food source so will build up an allergy to it over time and cause irritable bowel symptoms.
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