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Welcome back to Easy Freezer Meals. Today we are making Steak & Loaded Baked Potato Soup (Easy Freezer Meals). This freezer meal is amazing, reheats beautifully, and embodies all of the flavors of a steak and loaded baked potato dinner. ****IMPORANT**** this recipe uses special ingredients that are designed to improve the quality of your soup on the reheat. You can find those ingredients here: Sodium Citrate: https://amzn.to/2NVvHcK Xanthan Gum: https://amzn.to/33qufWp Recipe: 2 pounds of sirloin roast (diced into cubes) 6.5 oz diced onions (1.5 cups) 6.5 oz diced celery (4 Large Stalks) 2 Pounds of peeled and diced potatoes 1 pound of Applewood smoked bacon finely chopped 1 Tablespoon minced garlic 1/2 cup of butter (4oz) 3/4 cup of packed AP flour 1.25 cups Heavy Whipping Cream 1.5 cups Milk 5.75 cups Chicken Stock (divided see recipe) 1/2 tsp Garlic Salt (or to taste) 1/2 tsp Black Pepper 1/4 tsp dried Thyme 1/2 pound Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese 3 cups of sour cream 1/2 tsp sodium citrate (to melt the cheese) 3/4 tsp xanthan gum (don't use more than this, trust me) Steak: Dice steak into 1 inch squares. Sear on a blazing hot cast iron skillet with a little oil then braise in a pot with just enough chicken stock to cover. Allow the chicken stock to come to a simmer then reduce heat to low and braise for 3-4 hours till the sirloin is super tender. Cheddar Cheese: In a small pot heat up 1/2 cup of chicken stock on a medium heat. Add the 1/2 tsp of sodium citrate. Once it begins to simmer add the freshly grated cheddar cheese and stir. You cheese will become a beautiful cheese sauce right before your very eyes. Bacon and vegetables: Cook the bacon till it's super crispy then separate the bacon from the fat. Set the bacon to the side. In the bacon grease sauté the celery, onions, and potatoes on a medium/high heat till the potatoes are tender. Add the garlic and the seasoning and spices. Cover and cook for another 5 minutes on a medium heat. Once finished remove all the cooked vegetables and place them in a bowl (we will get back to them at the end) Roux (you are almost finished): In a pot heat up your milk and cream (this will greatly reduce your cooking time) In a clean pot melt the butter and add the AP flour to it. Whisk and cook on a medium heat for 5 minutes. Add the warmed milk and cream and whisk well to incorporate. Add the chicken stock that you have remaining (should be 5.25 cups) to your blender and begin to blend on a medium high speed. While it's running add the xanthan gum to it. This will evenly incorporate the xanthan gum. Blend for 5 seconds. Add this liquid to your roux, milk, cream mixture. Whisk to combine. Finally add the cheese sauce that you made, the vegetables that you sautéed, the bacon, and then the sour cream. Continue cooking on a medium heat for another 5-10 minutes. By this time your steak should be ready. Add that in as well!! Eat for dinner and let the soup cool. Store in freezer friendly containers. To reheat allow this soup to thaw and reheat on a medium heat on the stovetop. If you are using boilable bags then boil bag for 15-20 minutes and serve. OPTIONAL: Garnish with cheddar, chives, bacon, sour cream Be Sure to check out our new Amazon Store front. Here you can see everything that we use. This store front contains products from all of our projects. Easy Freezer Meals Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/2guysacooler Miscellaneous: Kitchen Scale: https://amzn.to/2rtgfNH Robo Coup food processor w/Dicer https://amzn.to/2x0Wmwi Freezer Tins (perfect for 2 adults): https://amzn.to/2KTwnzj Freezer Tins (Family Size): https://amzn.to/2ZnXJl1 3 Compartment Tins for freezer meals https://amzn.to/2SEoNwQ Vitamix 750 Heritage Pro Model https://amzn.to/2PFXe1d Vacmaster Vacuum Sealer https://amzn.to/2wQp7wF 8x10 bags for vac master https://amzn.to/2NQxpuU 6x8 bags for vac master https://amzn.to/2y72Lrk Food Saver Vac bags/Sous Vide Friendly https://amzn.to/2WkEqsx This is my recommendation for my absolute favorite thermometers. • Thermapen Mk4 - http://www.thermoworks.com/Thermapen-Mk4?tw=2GUYSACOOLER • Signals (4 Channel Temperature Probe) - https://www.thermoworks.com/Signals?tw=2GUYSACOOLER • Extra Big and Loud Kitchen Timer/Alarm - https://www.thermoworks.com/Extra-Big-Loud?tw=2GUYSACOOLER Thank you for watching. If you are new here consider subscribing and clicking that notification bell. If you have any questions about anything you saw feel free to reach out or leave me a comment in the comment section. See you in another video. Eric We are part of an affiliate program. This simply means that we receive a very small percentage of any purchase that is made using the links we provide. This really helps us support our channel and allows us to continue to produce content for you to enjoy. The best part about this is that it doesn’t cost you anything extra. We greatly appreciate it.