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Irish Potato Soup Recipe

irish potato soup recipe

Irish Potato Soup

My DNA is the ethnicity of many countries, Irish being one that’s a little more prominent. My maternal pedigree links to the Simmons mattress heirs, though my relative married an Englishman and was dismissed from any inheritance. My parents have visited Ireland several times, once on St. Patrick’s Day and have fond memories of the country and its people.

Here’s a potato soup recipe we serve during March. It’s rich and filling and the topper of an Irish Clover makes it fun for everyone.

Ingredients:
9 Tbsp butter
1.5 cups diced onion
1 cup celery
2 cups potatoes
1/2 tsp. white pepper
1/2 tsp. rosemary
2 tsp salt
5 cups milk
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup half and half
Clover Cookie Cutter (optional)
Toast (optional)
Pesto (optional
 
Directions:
Melt seven tablespoons of the butter in a saucepan over low heat. Blend in four and allow to cook two minutes, stirring often. Add five cups of milk slowly to the flour and butter mixture. Stir constantly until thick and bubbly. Melt the rest of the butter in a small saucepan. Add the onion, celery and potato. Cover and cook slowly, stirring often, for ten minutes, until the potatoes are tender. Add to the milk mixture. Now add the white pepper and salt. Heat slowly until heated. Stir in half and half.
 
Use Clover cookie cutter to cut clover shape out of toast. Spread your favorite pesto over toast and place in bowl on top of the soup.

Makes 6-8 servings

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About Julee: Julee Morrison is an experienced author with 35 years of expertise in parenting and recipes. She is the author of four cookbooks: The Instant Pot College Cookbook, The How-To Cookbook for Teens, The Complete Cookbook for Teens, and The Complete College Cookbook. Julee is passionate about baking, crystals, reading, and family. Her writing has appeared in The LA Times (Bon Jovi Obsession Goes Global), Disney's Family Fun Magazine (August 2010, July 2009, September 2008), and My Family Gave Up Television (page 92, Disney Family Fun August 2010). Her great ideas have been featured in Disney's Family Fun (Page 80, September 2008) and the Write for Charity book From the Heart (May 2010). Julee's work has also been published in Weight Watchers Magazine, All You Magazine (Jan. 2011, February 2011, June 2013), Scholastic Parent and Child Magazine (Oct. 2011), Red River Family Magazine (Jan. 2011), BonAppetit.com, and more. Notably, her article "My Toddler Stood on Elvis' Grave and Scaled Over Boulders to Get to a Dinosaur" made AP News, and "The Sly Way I Cured My Child's Lying Habit" was featured on PopSugar. When she's not writing, Julee enjoys spending time with her family and exploring new baking recipes.
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