Dill Pickle Soup

My son-in-law and daughter love dill pickle soup.  It's such an easy and quick soup to make.  I make the soup thicker and thinner depending on who I'm making it for.  If you like a thicker or creamer soup use a little less liquid and then use an immersible blender to blend the soup when it's done cooking.   I also shred most of the veggies or cut them very small.  You can just chop the veggies if you like it a little chunkier.

DILL PICKLE SOUP
(seves 8)

Ingredients:
*1/4 cut butter
*6 quarts chicken stock
*4-6 russet potatoes (4-5 cups), peeled and diced small
*2 carrots  (1 cup), chopped fine
*1 celery stick, chopped fine
*1/2 medium onion, chopped fine
*2 cloves garlic, minced
*3 cups kosher dill pickles, chopped fine
*1cup kosher dill pickle juice
*1 teaspoon ground black pepper
*1/2 teaspoon salt
*3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
*1 cup sour cream

Directions:
~In a large stock pot,  melt butter.
~Add potatoes, carrots, celery, dill pickles and onions.
~Sauté for 3- 5 minutes.
~Add garlic and sauté for another 2 minutes.
~Add chicken stock, dill pickle juice, pepper, and salt.
~Bring to a boil.
~Turn heat down to a simmer, cover pan and cook for around 20 minutes or until potatoes are done.
~In a small bowl whisk flour and sour cream together.
~Whisk about a 1/4 cup of hot soup to sour cream mixture.
~Add another 1/4 of soup and whisk.
~Whisk sour cream mixture into the soup until mixed well.

Instant Pot Directions:

~Set instant pot to sauté mode.

~Once hot, 1 teaspoon olive oil

~Add potatoes, carrots, celery, dill pickles, and onions.

~Sauté for 3- 5 minutes.

~Add garlic and sauté for another 2 minutes.
~Add chicken stock, dill pickle juice, pepper, and salt.
~Put lid and and seal.

~Pressure cook for 15 minutes.

~Slow release for 10 minutes and then a quick release.

~Put instant pot back on sauté mode.
~In a small bowl whisk flour and sour cream together.
~Whisk about a 1/4 cup of hot soup to sour cream mixture.
~Add another 1/4 of soup and whisk.
~Whisk sour cream mixture into the soup until mixed well.