(high energy rock music)
♫ Gonna smoke me a fatty brisket
♫ I got my barbecue shoes on
♫ Gonna smoke me a fatty brisket
♫ I got my barbecue shoes on ♫
- [Voiceover] Welcome to BBQPitBoys.com.
Today we're cookin' up a bacon and cheddar potato soup.
And it's real easy to do.
Alright.
We've got some butter-fried onions goin' here on the pit.
And we've been smokin' up some bacon.
You bet.
And these here are goin' in the soup.
And here I've got some potatoes.
I'm usin' Yukon Gold
but use your favorite potatoes
and you cut 'em up in fairly small slices like that.
Or small pieces.
And here I'm just gonna put 'em on a baking sheet.
Real easy to do just like I said.
Now if you've never had bacon and cheddar
potato soup before
you've definitely gotta check this out.
This is perfect fare for the cold winter day.
Now I've got some SPG.
I'm gonna sprinkle it on the top.
And here I've got some bacon fat.
I've got some left over bacon fat or bacon grease.
You call it what you want.
And you're gonna spread it all over
the top of these potatoes.
Now if you don't have any bacon fat
just use some good cookin' oil.
Now
these onions and the bacon are done.
I'm gonna pull 'em off the grill.
And then we're gonna place these potatoes
opposite the hot coals.
Indirect.
And we're gonna cook 'em about
maybe 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
And it's only gonna take about
maybe a half hour or so.
These potatoes are done.
Now you don't wanna overcook the potatoes.
You want 'em fairly soft on the inside.
That's what the soup is all about.
You overcook 'em and they'll get too dense.
They'll get too hard for the soup.
Now these here of course
got a nice smokey flavor on 'em.
Man! This is why you gotta do it at the pit.
We're gonna throw these potatoes
in a cast iron pot.
Or use what pan you got.
Oh yeah.
And if you miss the pot
just grab and eat.
Simple as that.
Now here I've got some chicken stock.
And I'm going to bring it to the top of the potatoes.
Just like that.
Oh yeah.
And I'm gonna take about three slices
of that thick cut bacon
and I'm gonna throw 'em in.
Now you don't wanna throw too much bacon in there
because this is after all a potato soup.
Now I'm gonna grab those onions.
And this is about one large cut up onion.
You need the onions for this soup.
Now I'm gonna take this battery op blender.
I'm gonna break down the potatoes a bit.
The onions.
Gonna leave 'em kinda chunky though.
You wanna break it down.
These potatoes will
you wanna get 'em still chunky.
You don't want a totally cream potato soup
or of course if that's the way you like it
then go ahead and do it.
But you want some chunks of potato in there.
Now here I've got some cheddar cheese.
I'm gonna throw maybe 1 to 2 cup 3 to 4 cup in there.
I'm gonna mix it in real good.
Like I said perfect for a cold winter's day.
Now I happen to have some heavy cream
left over from another recipe.
So I'm gonna throw a little bit in there.
You could use milk
or you don't need to use dairy at all.
It's up to you.
But this will help cream it up just a little bit more.
Are you gettin' hungry or what?
What's great about potato soup
it's very affordable
it's good for ya.
This'll last you a good half day in the winter.
And when we mean winter
oh yeah perfect day for barbecuing and grillin'.
Alright.
We've simmered this soup now for a bit.
The flavors have come together
and I say it's time to eat.
Take a look at that.
Oh man!
You're gonna have that smokey bacon
and that grilled potato taste in there.
Whoooowee!
You smell that?
It smells good!
Let's bowl this bacon and cheddar potato soup up.
Oh man!
Now let me warn ya before hand.
If you've got a big crew to feed
you wanna maybe double the size of this recipe
cause you want some left over.
And that's called Pit Master Privilege.
Now just before serving
I'm gonna hit it with a little bit of SPG
or use your favorite seasoning.
And then I'm gonna top off the soup
with some more shredded cheddar cheese
and some bacon and scallions.
And you can add as much as you want.
Oh man!
I say it's time to eat!
Now of course
we do apologize for eatin' in front of you like this
but this here is what we call Pit Master Privilege.
(gentle guitar music)
So the next time you're lookin' for a soup recipe
for your pit
check out BBQPitBoys.com.
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