Potato & Smoked Bacon Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

50 g butter
1 large onion, finely chopped
110 g streaky bacon, de rinded & chopped into large dice
450 -550 g potatoes, cubed
900 ml ham or 900 ml bacon stock
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh thyme, chopped
salt & pepper

Preparation

Heat butter in large saucepan on moderate flame.
When butter foams, add onion & bacon; saute until bacon is crisp.
Add cubed potatoes; turn heat to low and cook for further 5 minutes.
Stir in the stock, turn up flame, bring to a boil.
Lower flame and gently simmer until potatoes are soft & tender.
Add pepper.
Pour soup into blender and puree smooth.
Serve in soup bowls with a swirl of cream.