Simple & Italian Inspired Chunky Potato  Soup

Came across this delicious soup on Youtube but I couldn't find it again. Fortunately I wrote it down..

It is so so delicious and so so easy.

Ingredients:

What every is left in the fridge basically but these are staples we often have....

Bacon/Prosciutto
Potato 3 -5 peeled roughly depending on the size...the flavoursome ones are nice
Carrots 2
Celery stick
Onion 1
Stock cube 2
Salt to taste

Preparation:

Chop up your bacon/prosciutto
Chop up your veg chunky though celery I chop a little smaller

Cooking:

Fry the bacon
Add carrots, onion, celery cook beyond saute but before sweating

        Sweating in cooking is the gentle heating of vegetables in a little oil or butter, with frequent stirring and turning to ensure that any emitted liquid will evaporate. Sweating usually results in tender, sometimes translucent, pieces.

Add potato
Add water and stock cubes
A little salt to taste

Simmer slowly for a few hours if you're organised, but it will cook in 30 minutes if you're not. I learned as a child from my dad, when potatoes are cooked slowly they are delicious.

If you manage to have some left over the next day, add a little shredded left over roast meat, beef, pork, chicken, lamb to change it up a bit.

Garnish with a little pesto, either store bought or homemade.