Simple Potato Pancetta Soup
Chilly days are around the corner which inevitably means cravings for comforting, steaming bowls of soup. I love that the simplest most basic ingredients can be turned into something so nourishing and delicious. I’m on a mission to make sure there is soup in our fridge ready whenever those cravings strike. This recipe for Potato Pancetta Soup has 5 basic ingredients but result is magic.
Simple Potato Pancetta Soup
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Keyword pancetta, potato recipes, soup
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes minutes
Servings 4
Equipment
- blender, immersion blender or food processor
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Pancetta cubed ( 115g )
- 1 tbsp butter
- 6 White Potatoes peeled and cut and cubed
- 2 medium Onions diced
- ½ tsp Black pepper
- 4 cups Chicken broth
- salt to taste
- ½ cup 35% cream optional
Instructions
- Brown pancetta with 1 tablespoon butter on medium heat for 4-5 minutes or until crispy.
- Remove pancetta from the pot leaving grease in the pot. The bottom of the pot may be brown that’s good!
- If there wasn’t much fat rendered from the Pancetta add another tablespoon of butter and sauté the onions with ground pepper in the fat for about 3 minutes on medium low heat. *If you are using regular bacon see recipe notes
- Add cubed potatoes to the pot and continue to brown for another few minutes.
- Pour broth into pot and with a rubber spatula, try to scrape any of that yummy brown goodness that was on the bottom.
- Bring soup to a boil. Turn heat down to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes
- Blend with immersion blender or let cool for at least 15 minutes and blend in blender or processor until smooth. Add cream just before serving. Taste for salt.
- Add crispy Pancetta on top of each serving
Notes
*if you use regular bacon omit the butter from the recipe. Dice sliced bacon and fry until crispy. Reserve 1 tablespoon or so of the grease to sauté the onion and discard the rest.
Simple Potato Pancetta Soup
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Keyword pancetta, potato recipes, soup
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes minutes
Servings 4
Equipment
- blender, immersion blender or food processor
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Pancetta cubed ( 115g )
- 1 tbsp butter
- 6 White Potatoes peeled and cut and cubed
- 2 medium Onions diced
- ½ tsp Black pepper
- 4 cups Chicken broth
- salt to taste
- ½ cup 35% cream optional
Instructions
- Brown pancetta with 1 tablespoon butter on medium heat for 4-5 minutes or until crispy.
- Remove pancetta from the pot leaving grease in the pot. The bottom of the pot may be brown that’s good!
- If there wasn’t much fat rendered from the Pancetta add another tablespoon of butter and sauté the onions with ground pepper in the fat for about 3 minutes on medium low heat. *If you are using regular bacon see recipe notes
- Add cubed potatoes to the pot and continue to brown for another few minutes.
- Pour broth into pot and with a rubber spatula, try to scrape any of that yummy brown goodness that was on the bottom.
- Bring soup to a boil. Turn heat down to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes
- Blend with immersion blender or let cool for at least 15 minutes and blend in blender or processor until smooth. Add cream just before serving. Taste for salt.
- Add crispy Pancetta on top of each serving
Notes
*if you use regular bacon omit the butter from the recipe. Dice sliced bacon and fry until crispy. Reserve 1 tablespoon or so of the grease to sauté the onion and discard the rest.