Leek and Potato Soup
Leek and Potato Soup takes about 35 min and serves 4. It needs 6 ingredients: leek, potato, butter, vegetable stock, double cream, and chives. It is rated easy to make.
- Total time
- 35 min
- Serves
- 4
- Difficulty
- Easy
Ingredients
- 3 large leeks, sliced and washed well
- 500 g floury potatoes, diced
- 50 g butter
- 900 ml vegetable stock
- 100 ml double cream
- a small bunch of chives, snipped
Method
Sweat the leeks
Melt the butter and cook the leeks with a pinch of salt over a low heat, covered, until completely soft. Do not let them brown — colour makes the soup grey rather than pale green.
15 minAdd potato and stock
Add the potato and stock, bring to a simmer and cook until the potato falls apart under a spoon.
15 minBlend carefully
Blend until smooth, but stop as soon as it is. Over-blending potato turns it gluey and there is no way back.
Finish
Stir in the cream, season generously, and scatter with chives.
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