{"id":7832,"date":"2026-09-25T20:07:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T20:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=7832"},"modified":"2026-09-25T20:07:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T20:07:45","slug":"amish-comfort-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/25\/amish-comfort-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"Amish Comfort Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Amish Comfort Soup<\/h1>\n<p>When it\u2019s cold outside, this hearty soup is pure comfort in a bowl! Rich, creamy, and packed with tender potatoes, vegetables, and savory ground beef, it\u2019s the kind of cozy homemade meal you\u2019ll want to make again and again.<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb ground beef<\/li>\n<li>1 small onion, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>4 cups peeled and diced potatoes<\/li>\n<li>2 carrots, peeled and diced<\/li>\n<li>2 celery stalks, diced<\/li>\n<li>4 cups beef broth<\/li>\n<li>2 cups milk<\/li>\n<li>1 cup heavy cream<\/li>\n<li>3 tbsp all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>3 tbsp butter<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp salt<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp black pepper<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp dried parsley<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp dried thyme<\/li>\n<li>1 cup shredded cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley, for garnish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>In a large pot or Dutch oven, brown the ground beef over medium heat until fully cooked. Drain excess grease if needed.<\/li>\n<li>Add the chopped onion and celery and cook for 3\u20134 minutes, until softened. Add the garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the diced potatoes and carrots. Pour in the beef broth and add the salt, black pepper, parsley, and thyme.<\/li>\n<li>Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat. Cover and simmer for about 15\u201320 minutes, or until the potatoes and carrots are tender.<\/li>\n<li>In a separate saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Whisk in the flour and cook for about 1 minute.<\/li>\n<li>Gradually whisk in the milk and heavy cream. Continue cooking and stirring until the mixture thickens slightly.<\/li>\n<li>Slowly pour the creamy mixture into the soup, stirring continuously. Simmer for another 5\u20137 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the shredded cheddar cheese and cook until melted and creamy.<\/li>\n<li>Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed.<\/li>\n<li>Garnish with fresh parsley and serve hot with crusty bread or homemade biscuits.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Tips<\/h2>\n<p>For a thicker soup, mash a few of the cooked potatoes directly in the pot before adding the cream mixture. You can also add extra cheddar for an even richer, cheesier flavor.<\/p>\n<p>Serve immediately while hot and creamy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amish Comfort Soup When it\u2019s cold outside, this hearty soup is pure comfort in a bowl! Rich, creamy, and packed&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7829,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7832"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7832\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7834,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7832\/revisions\/7834"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}