When boiling potatoes for potatoe soup does the potatoes soak up the water or add more water?!
Answers: We are trying to figure out how much water should we put in the pot
Put in just enough water to cover the potatos! The potatos will soak up the water as they boil down. Once they boil down and you have the thickness you desire for your soup - then it is done.
they do soak up some but not alot. You need to fully cover them + a couple inches.
u need to add enough to cover the potatoes and than leave enough in the pot to add milk too so dont drain them~~~waters full of vitamins!!!
Here are several different type of potato soup recipes you might want to try in the future:
http://www.cooks.com/rec/search?q=potato...
This might help - This is the BEST potato soup recipe:
Delicious Ham and Potato Soup
Submitted by: ELLIE11
Rated: 5 out of 5 by 1064 members
Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 25 Minutes
Ready In: 45 Minutes
Yields: 8 servings
"This is a delicious recipe for ham and potato soup that a friend gave to me. It is very easy and the great thing about it is that you can add additional ingredients, more ham, potatoes, etc and it still turns out great."
INGREDIENTS:
3 1/2 cups peeled and diced potatoes
1/3 cup diced celery
1/3 cup finely chopped onion
3/4 cup diced cooked ham
3 1/4 cups water
2 tablespoons chicken bouillon granules
1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1 teaspoon ground white or black pepper, or to taste
5 tablespoons butter
5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups milk
DIRECTIONS:
1. Combine the potatoes, celery, onion, ham and water in a stockpot. Bring to a boil, then cook over medium heat until potatoes are tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the chicken bouillon, salt and pepper.
2. In a separate saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour with a fork, and cook, stirring constantly until thick, about 1 minute. Slowly stir in milk as not to allow lumps to form until all of the milk has been added. Continue stirring over medium-low heat until thick, 4 to 5 minutes.
3. Stir the milk mixture into the stockpot, and cook soup until heated through. Serve immediately.
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