Rustic cheddar potato soup

So we have had some crazy weather here in southern California. Normally we are pushing mid to upper 90's by now.... Yesterday was 59° and today was a whopping 60°. It POURED rain for 12 hours starting yesterday and going well into early thus morning, then stopped for maybe and hour and raining again all day. Actually, I think it's raining right now.

I'm a soup person. Doesn't have to be cold to have soup, that;s just an added bonus excuse.

Potato soup is one of my absolute favorites.

This one is pretty simple.

You'll need:

2 lbs. of small red or fingerling potatoes

1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese, gotta use sharp, it just isn't the same without it

1/2 cup cream / half & half / milk

2 cups broth or water

2 tbsp butter

4 bacon strips chopped and cooked

1 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

1-2 tsp garlic, we are heavy garlic eaters so to be honest I probably had at least 1 tbsp in mine

A big dollop of sour cream

green onions or chives for garnish

Cut the potatoes into quarters and boil them until tender.

Drain, add butter and mash gently. You want some broken down to make it thicker but you also want chunks of soft potato.

Add milk & brother or water. Bring to a simmer.

Add in salt, pepper and garlic.

Stir in the cheddar cheese.

Add more water or milk if it's too thick.

Stir in the sour cream.

Plate it up and garnish with bacon and chives / green onion, maybe even a sprinkle more of cheese.

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