Friday, November 16, 2012
Oopsie I broke the house...
So last night I decided to make Loaded Potato Soup as planned. Let me just say it is very rare that I actually stick to my plan so I was pretty thrilled that I went to the gym and ran my 5 miles, went to the grocery store and actually started to cook the meal I had anticipated. However, the plan quickly started to fall apart after that.
Here is the Cooking Light Loaded Potato Soup recipe:
Here is the Cooking Light Loaded Potato Soup recipe:
- 4 (6-ounce) red potatoes
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup prechopped onion
- 1 1/4 cups fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups 1% low-fat milk, divided
- 1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3 bacon slices, halved
- 1.5 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded (about 1/3 cup)
- 4 teaspoons thinly sliced green onions
Preparation
- 1. Pierce potatoes with a fork. Microwave on HIGH 13 minutes or until tender. Cut in half; cool slightly.
- 2. While potatoes cook, heat oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion; sauté 3 minutes. Add broth. Combine flour and 1/2 cup milk; add to pan with 1 1/2 cups milk. Bring to a boil; stir often. Cook 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in sour cream, salt, and pepper.
- 3. Arrange bacon on a paper towel on a microwave-safe plate. Cover with a paper towel; microwave on HIGH for 4 minutes. Crumble bacon.
- 4. Discard potato skins. Coarsely mash potatoes into soup. Top with cheese, green onions, and bacon.
However, by the time I got done with it the recipe looks completely different and hmmm well yeah I broke a lot of stuff.
I started off on the right foot...sort of...when I bought the red potatoes I bought the cute baby ones...which are a bit of a challenge to pierce holes in and cook in the microwave. So my microwave was packed full of baby red potatoes. And although the recipe said to cook them for 13 minutes I knew that would be way too long for my baby potatoes. So I started with 2 minutes...still hard. I put them in for another 2 minutes....hmmm opened the microwave and the light is out but the potatoes were still hard. Tried to put the potatoes in for another 2 minutes...microwave dead...I broke it. Even better this isn't my microwave so I actually broke a microwave I was borrowing.
Ok so my potatoes are not cooked through. I could either throw them in the oven and roast them or add more broth and boil them in my soup...I opted to boil them in my soup.
While the potatoes were in the broken microwave I continued on with my recipe. I sauteed the onion...all went well. I added the broth and I added extra so I could throw my raw potatoes in the pot as well. Hmmm come to find out potatoes absorb a lot of broth in the cooking process. This also took a lot more time as I needed to get the potatoes soft enough to mash. Later that day....
I combined the flour and the 1/2 cup milk. And I added it to the pot with the 1 1/2 cups milk. I removed the pot from the heat and added the sour cream...after dropping the first 1/4 cup on the floor. I added the salt and pepper. Phew
Ok so since I couldn't make the bacon in the microwave I decided to use a pan and it smoked up the house because I decided to use a cast iron pan. But the bacon cooked well and I was able to shred the cheese and cut the green onions without incident.
I did discover, however, that when you use baby red potatoes in a soup it is nearly impossible to remove the skins so my potato soup was with the skins. Ehh by this time that was the least of my concerns. And then...
I went to grab my computer to look at the recipe...hmmm dead. Went to turn on the light in the living room...hmm dead. Ok how about the tv for some background noise....nothing. Finally, well at least I can turn on my electric fireplace for some ambiance with my soup and glass of wine...nada. After an hour of cooking and countless broken appliances I finally put two and two together that hmmm something might be wrong with the electricity.
So an hour later and countless broken electrical accouterments I realized I had blown a fuse in my house. Once that was discovered I called for help (thank you JB) and within seconds all was fixed. I sat down with my bowl of "soup" that was more the consistency of runny mashed potatoes and a big glass of wine because I needed it by this point and enjoyed my trash tv and a good laugh at my own expense.
This "soup" has great flavor and I am sure if you actually followed the recipe it would be a great Loaded Potato Soup-cheers!!
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