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German Potato Soup With Bacon: Easy Kartoffelsuppe

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Easy Potato Soup Recipe  -- a traditional German favorite made just like Oma!Easy Potato Soup Recipe -- a traditional German favorite made just like Oma!

Need an easy potato soup recipe? Here's my German version of this traditional comfort food, Kartoffelsuppe.

Add some fresh bread and you've a meal that will WOW your family and guests!

What's really great is that this soup is so quick to make and you can vary it depending what's in your fridge or freezer.

For the meat, I like to use traditional German wieners. However, kielbasa, ham, or any smoked sausage is delicious.

More Potato Soup Tips ...

Poke the sausage several times with a fork to let the flavors out during the cooking. Cut the meat into pieces just before serving the soup.

Can you get double smoked bacon piece with the attached rind?

This would really be the BEST for this easy potato soup recipe!

Just throw the bacon into the pot, add water, and simmer for about 15 to 20 minutes while you get the rest of the ingredients ready.

Then add veggies and cook till tender. Remove bacon piece. Remove the rind and dice the lean meat. Return to the soup. Season and serve.  WUNDERBAR!

Easy Potato Soup Recipe  -- a traditional German favorite made just like Oma!I like making it the way my Mutti made it - it always brings back such lovely memories.

I serve this easy German soup as a "chunky soup" just the way my Mutti made it.

However, if you wish, you can mash it or cream it. Make it just the way you like!

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Oma Says:

Normally, the potatoes were peeled, but now, for extra nutrition, I leave the peels on if they are new potatoes.

Not only is it faster, but healthier as well. If the potatoes are older and have thicker skins, do peel them first. 

That's why I always try to make sure I buy new potatoes. If I only have potatoes that have been stored a while and have thick skins, then I'll peel them, but I'd rather miss this step if I can.

Almost anything I can do quicker and easier, I do.


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German Potato Soup With Bacon: Easy Kartoffelsuppe

Need an easy potato soup recipe? Here's my German version of this traditional comfort food, Kartoffelsuppe. Add some fresh bread and you've a meal that will WOW your family and guests!

What's really great is that this soup is so quick to make and you can vary it depending what's in your fridge or freezer.

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Total Time

40 minutes

Servings:

Makes 4 - 6 servings

Ingredients:

Instructions:

Notes/Hints:

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German Potato Soup With Bacon: Easy Kartoffelsuppe

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German Potato Soup With Bacon: Easy Kartoffelsuppe
Need an easy potato soup recipe? Here's my German version of this traditional comfort food. Add some fresh bread and you've a meal that will WOW your guests!

Ingredients: bacon, onion, potatoes, celery, carrots, wiener/kielbasa, broth, seasonings, (Maggi),

For the full recipe, scroll up ...

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