German potato soup

 
                             German Potato Soup
 
 Recipe By     : Rival's Crock-Pot Slow Cooker Cuisine; 1995
 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Soups
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1      pound         bacon -- cooked and diced
    1                    onion -- chopped
    1                    leek -- trimmed and chopped
    2                    carrots -- peeled and diced
    1      cup           chopped cabbage
      1/4  cup           chopped parsley
    4      cups          beef broth
    1      pound         potatoes -- washed and diced
    1                    bay leaf
    2      teaspoons     black pepper
    1      teaspoon      salt
      1/2  teaspoon      caraway seed
      1/4  teaspoon      nutmeg
      1/2  cup           sour cream
 
 Combine onion, leek, carrots, cabbage, parsley, broth, and potatoes to Crock-Po
 t.  Stir in seasonings.  cover and cook on Low 8 to 10 hours or High 4 to 5 hou
 rs.  Remove bay leaf.  Using a slotted spoon remove potatoes and mash.  Combine
  potatoes with sour cream.  Return to Crock-Pot and stir.  Stir in bacon pieces
 .  Serve.
 
 Serves 6 to 8
 
 For the 6-quart, use 6 cups of beef broth, 2 leeks, 3 carrots,dices, and 2 poun
 ds of potatoes.  Season as desired.
 
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