The classic soup, always popular.
Ingredients
1 medium onion
2 leeks
3-5 potatoes depending on size
750ml chicken stock (or veg)
1/2 tsp white pepper
1 tbsp cream (optional)
25g butter
1tbsp olive oil
Equipment
A large sauce pan
A hand blender
Method
- Chop onion quite small (but not really fine) & soften slowly without colouring in 1 tbsp oil & generous slice butter. Add more butter if needed.
- Wash leeks, slice and rinse again (use white and green parts)
- Once onions are translucent add the leek, stir and cover pan. Stir occasionally.
- Peel potatoes and cut into small dice
- Add potatoes to pan once leeks have softened, and stir
- Make stock
- Add stock to pan and some white pepper
- Bring to boil then simmer for 10 minutes
- Remove a couple of spoonfuls of the leek and potato
- Blend the soup then return the leek and potato you reserved
- Check seasoning
- Add spoonful or two of cream, if liked
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