Russian Potato Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 medium potatoes, peeled cut into 1 inch cubes
• 3 stalks celery, sliced
• 1 large onion, diced coarsely
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 6 beef bouillon cubes
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil

Recipe

• 1 in a 6 quart pot add potatoes and celery plus enough water to cover plus add enough to fill 1/2 of the space to the top of the pot.
• 2 bring to a boil and simmer until potatoes are soft.
• 3 in the meantime in a skillet brown the onion in oil until they are medium brown in color.
• 4 add the flour to the browned onions and stir for about 1 minute.
• 5 add the bullion cubes.
• 6 add enough potato water from the pot to cover the mixture, stir well.
• 7 pour the onion mixture back into the pot.
• 8 add water to within 1 inch of the top of the pot.
• 9 add black pepper plus extra to taste.
• 10 bring to a boil.
• 11 simmer for 30 minutes.