Loaded Baked Potato Soup with Crispy Skin Dippers
Difficulty Moderate
Cuisine American
Diets Omnivore, Gluten-Free
Yield 4 Servings
Nutrition Facts
Loaded Baked Potato Soup with Crispy Skin Dippers
A moderate American dish perfect for omnivore and gluten-free diets. Using fresh ingredients from your pantry, customized by our World Class AI Chef.
Nutrition Facts
Cooking Steps
Each component prepared separately.
Crispy Potato Skin Dippers
Ingredientssubstitutes
Crispy Potato Skin Dippers
olive oil
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15ml
table salt
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0.2tsp
ground black pepper
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0.2tsp
Crispy Potato Skin Dippers Instructions
Prep
1. Place the hollowed-out potato skins on a baking tray.
Cook
2. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Bake at the oven's highest temperature for 5 minutes until very crispy.
Soup
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Soup
potatoes
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1500g
bacon
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150g
celery
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100g
onion
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150g
garlic
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5g
chicken fat (schmaltz)
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625ml
whole milk
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250ml
heavy cream
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250ml
cheddar
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100g
olive oil
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30ml
table salt
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1tsp
ground black pepper
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0.5tsp
Soup Instructions
Prep
4. Slice cooked potatoes, scoop out the centers, and add the potato flesh to the soup pot.
Cook
1. Prick potatoes with a fork and coat in oil, salt, and pepper. Bake at 200°C for 1 hour or until soft.
2. In a large pot, fry bacon slices until crispy. Remove the bacon and set aside, leaving the fat in the pot.
3. Add celery, onion, and garlic to the rendered bacon fat. Sauté over medium heat until softened.
5. Pour in chicken stock and half of the milk. Use an immersion blender to blitz until smooth.
6. Stir in heavy cream and season with salt and pepper. Simmer gently.
7. Turn off the heat and stir in the grated cheddar. Use the remaining milk to adjust the soup to your desired consistency.
Toppings
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Toppings
sour cream
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100ml
chives
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5g
cheddar
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50g
Toppings Instructions
Prep
1. Dice the crispy bacon and finely chop the fresh chives.
Serve
2. Ladle soup into bowls. Top with extra cheddar, chopped bacon, a dollollop of sour cream, and chives. Serve with the skin dippers.
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Ingredient Substitutes
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potatoes
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onion
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chicken fat (schmaltz)
bacon fat
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heavy cream
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cheddar
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olive oil
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table salt
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ground black pepper
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olive oil
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table salt
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ground black pepper
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sour cream
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chives
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cheddar
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