Uncle Bills Special Creamy Potato Soup Recipes

UNCLE BILL'S SPECIAL AND FAVORITE POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Punch a hole in the small end of the eggs using an egg piercer.
• Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water; bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. When cooked, drain and cover with cold water to cool.
• When cooled,peel, rinse under cold water and set aside.
• In the meantime, scrub potatoes and add to a large saucepan or cooking pot. Cover with cold water and bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and cook for about 15 minutes just until the potatoes are fork tender. Do not overcook.
• Drain potatoes and let cool slightly.
• When cooled enough to handle, remove any skins using a paring knife and discard.
• Cut potatoes into about 1/2 inch cubes and add to a large mixing bowl.
• Using an egg cutter, cut 4 hard boiled eggs and add to bowl.
• Chop green onions, both green and white parts and add to bowl.
• Dice radishes to about 1/4 inch cubes and add to bowl.
• Dice celery into 1/4 inch cubes and add to bowl.
• Add chopped gherkins to bowl.
• Gently mix the ingredients to blend.
• In a mixing bowl, add Kraft Miracle Whip Mayonnaise, dry mustard, Dijon mustard, salt, pepper, chopped dill weed, sugar, cider vinegar, pickle juice, granulated garlic powder, celery seed and mix well to blend.
• Add mixture to the large bowl and gently mix the ingredients until well mixed and coated.
• The potato salad should be quite moist, not dry and if necessary, add more mayonnaise to suit your taste.
• Transfer potato salad to a nice serving bowl.
• Cut the remaining 2 hard-boiled eggs into quarters and place on the top of the potato salad decoratively.
• Sprinkle over with Hungarian Paprika.
• Place a few sprigs of fresh parsley to decorate.
• Refrigerate potato salad for a least one hour before serving.
• Refrigerate any unused potato salad and it should be used within 3 days.

BILL'S CREAMY RED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Do not peel potatoes, cut them in 1 inch squares, set aside.
• Dice 5 carrots, no need to peel, set aside.
• dice onion and mince garlic.
• in large soup pan, sautee garlic and onion in oil or butter for aprox 5 minutes.
• pour vegetable broth into pan, add carrots and potatoes.
• wait until liquid comes to a boil, turn on medium-low and cook for 25 minutes or until both carrots and potatoes are done.
• blend half the soup mixture in blender or magic bullet, return to pan.
• Add cream or half-and-half, add basil, parsley and dill, salt and pepper. cook on low for 10-15 minutes.

UNCLE BILL'S FRESH YOUNG PEA & VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a cooking pot on medium-high heat, melt butter and add olive oil.
• Add chopped onions and saute' on medium-high heat for 5 minutes.
• Add garlic and saute' for another 2 minutes.
• Add chicken broth and water and bring to boil.
• Add chicken soup base, cubed nugget potatoes, and cook for 4 minutes.
• Add carrots, dill weed, parsley and continue to cook for another 5 minutes or until carrots are just tender, but still firm.
• Add cauliflower, celery, young peas, red pepper, green onion, white pepper, seasoning salt, Idaho potato flakes and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes.
• Reduce heat and add whipping cream slowly, stirring all the while when adding.
• Adjust seasonings to taste.
• Remove soup from heat and let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
• Refrigerate any unused portions.