Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, leek in my potato soup. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
This leek and potato soup recipe is easy and delicious. Find more dinner inspiration at BBC Good Food. Of the winter soups, leek and potato is one of the most comforting and familiar - and Darina Allen's makes the most of seasonal, local veg. Leek and Potato Soup is a thick and creamy classic French Potato Soup that starts with garlic butter in which leeks are slowly sautéed to bring out the sweet flavour.
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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have leek in my potato soup using 11 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Leek in my potato soup:
- Take 3 large leeks, washed
- Make ready 1 small yellow onion
- Get 3 cloves garlic, pressed or chopped
- Make ready 2 large baking potatoes
- Make ready 8 cups water or chicken broth
- Make ready 1 tbsp basil
- Take 3 slices bacon (optional)
- Make ready 1 tsp salt (if no bacon)
- Prepare 1/2 tbsp black pepper
- Make ready 1 cup milk
- Make ready 1 stick butter (4 tbsp)
Nothing's better than a bowl of hearty potato soup on a chilly day. To make this soup, cook chopped leeks in a little butter, then add diced potatoes, stock, and herbs. In a large, thick-based saucepan, gently melt the butter, then add the leeks, onions and potatoes, stirring them all round with a wooden spoon Now you can put the whole lot into a blender - leave it to cool a little first - and blend to a purée. If you have to blend the soup in batches, make sure.
Steps to make Leek in my potato soup:
- Get a big pot.. this makes a lot and feel free to cut this in half, works well.wash, peel and slice the potatoes.
- If you opt for bacon (which adds and amazing flavor) cook it now… crispy but not burnt
- Slice the leeks and onions first, and your garlic.. (use the green part of the leeks… adds colour to the soup)melt the butter in the pot on high heat stirring well then add the leeks and onions until they look soft. Add garlic and let cook for a few minutes.. stir making sure nothing burns or sticks
- Toss in the broth or water, potatoes, basil or salt if no bacon.
- Boil and bring to a simmer for 45 mins or until the potatoes are soft.
- Use an immersion blender or transfer mixture to a stand blender until smooth
- Return entire mixture to pot and add milk.. summer for a few minutes until it looks nice and mixed..
- Please enjoy.. this was taken from 100 year old Scottish cook book my family has passed down to me. Serve with a hearty bread
In a large, thick-based saucepan, gently melt the butter, then add the leeks, onions and potatoes, stirring them all round with a wooden spoon Now you can put the whole lot into a blender - leave it to cool a little first - and blend to a purée. If you have to blend the soup in batches, make sure. A smooth, creamy leek and potato soup that's full of flavour. Make it into a meal with plenty of bread and butter. Baking the potatoes will give your soup a more emphatic potato flavour.
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