COOK'S CORNER POTATO SOUP RECIPE WILL BOWL YOU OVER.Byline: Natalie Haughton Food Editor Marie Carper of La Crescenta recently requested a recipe for the delicious Baked Potato Soup served at Tony Roma's Tony Roma's is a casual dining chain restaurant specializing in baby back ribs. The first location was established in 1972 in North Miami, Florida, by the eponymous founder, and today there are roughly 260 locations in 27 countries comprising 32 territories. . Following is a terrific facsimile of that soup that ran in our Restaurant Replicas column some time ago. Made with baked potatoes, chicken broth Noun 1. chicken broth - a stock made with chicken chicken stock broth, stock - liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces; "she made gravy with a base of beef stock" and half-and-half and topped with shredded Cheddar cheese, crumbled bacon and chopped green onions, a bowl or two of this is difficult to resist. BAKED POTATO SOUP 1/2 medium brown OR yellow onion Yellow Onion is a variety of dry onion with a strong onion flavor and layers of papery skin, which has a yellow-brown color. It provides a rich onion taste and good choice for food dishes requiring a strong onion flavor, like French onion soup. References , chopped (about 3/4 cup) 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter 1/3 cup flour 1 quart chicken broth 2 cups half-and-half 7 to 8 medium potatoes, baked until tender, peeled and cut into small cubes Seasoned salt and garlic pepper to taste 1 to 1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese 1 to 1 1/2 cups crumbled cooked bacon 1/2 cup finely chopped green onions In large soup pot, cook brown onion in butter over medium heat until tender. Blend in flour until smooth; cook 1 minute, stirring. With wire whisk, slowly whisk in chicken broth and half-and-half until smooth; cook, whisking until smooth, over medium heat until mixture boils. Boil, stirring, 1 minute. Reduce heat to low. Add potatoes. Season to taste with seasoned salt and garlic pepper. Heat through a few minutes. Divide soup into 6 soup bowls. Garnish with rows of Cheddar cheese, crumbled bacon and green onions. Serve immediately. Makes 6 servings. MAKE-YOUR-OWN MINT CHIPS Mint chips haven't been available from Nestle for some time, but if you still have recipes using them, here's how the Nestle test kitchen suggests making your own. MINT CHIPS Place 2 cups (a 12-ounce package) semisweet sem·i·sweet adj. Having a small amount of sweetening: semisweet chocolate. Adj. 1. semisweet - having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness bittersweet chocolate chips in a medium, heavy-duty plastic bag or container. Add 1/4 teaspoon pure peppermint extract OR peppermint peppermint: see mint. peppermint Strongly aromatic perennial herb (Mentha piperita, mint family), source of a widely used flavouring. Native to Europe and Asia, it has been naturalized in North America. flavoring; seal bag or cover container. Shake to coat. Store for 24 hours Adv. 1. for 24 hours - without stopping; "she worked around the clock" around the clock, round the clock to allow sufficient time for chips to absorb the mint extract. Don't have 24 hours to spare? Then try this method. The results are almost as good as waiting 24 hours. Place 2 cups (a 12-ounce package) semisweet chocolate chips in a medium, heavy-duty plastic bag or container. Add 1/2 teaspoon pure peppermint extract OR peppermint flavoring; seal bag or cover container. Shake to coat. The mint-flavored chips can be added directly to your recipe or melted according to package directions. Can you help? If you have recipes that can help these readers, please send them along to us at the address below to share in a future column. --For several years my daughter and I enjoyed the Southwest Vegetable Soup served at Chili's restaurant, but it has been discontinued. Does anyone have the recipe or something similar so I could make it at home? - Marie Hart Northridge --I'm looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a recipe for Tortilla Soup like the one served at Coral Cafe in Burbank. It's fantastic! Can anyone help? - Carmelina Montante Via e-mail --I'm trying to locate a recipe for an Australian specialty called friand - a cupcake made with almond meal and topped with a light powdered sugar frosting frosting the slight graying of the haircoat around the face, particularly muzzle, in dogs with aging and as a regular feature of some breeds such as the Belgian shepherd dog. . I tasted it in Australia. It had the flavor of marzipan mar·zi·pan n. A confection made of ground almonds or almond paste, egg whites, and sugar, often molded into decorative shapes. [German, from Italian marzapane, , but was lighter with cupcake-like texture. Anyone? - Patricia Korechoff Granada Hills |
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