Today I'm going to show you how to make a classic leek and potato soup.
I love how a few simple ingredients can be blended together
to make something that tastes extra special.
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Hi I'm Nicky, welcome back to our kitchen where we show you how to make delicious
family-friendly recipes. My leek and potato soup
is a classic creamy soup with sauteed leeks,
a hint of garlic and tender potatoes. It makes a tasty lunch or you could
serve it up with crusty bread for a lovely comforting dinner. We're
going to start by melting four tablespoons of unsalted butter in a
large saucepan.
Now I've got three leeks here and you can see the leeks are white at the end
and then a lighter green in the middle and then darker green at the other end.
We just want to use the white and the lighter green parts of the leek for this soup.
Slice those up and then add them into
the pan with a small finely diced onion.
Cook for five to seven minutes stirring often until softened.
Now we want to add in two cloves of minced garlic,
quarter of a teaspoon of salt and celery salt and
half a teaspoon of black pepper and cook it for a further minute.
Add in 450 grams which is about a pound of potatoes
that have been peeled and diced and pour over a litre,
which is a little over four cups, of chicken or vegetable stock.
Stir together then bring to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes
until the potatoes are starting to fall apart.
Once that 20 minutes is up turn off the heat and then before we blitz the soup
I like to use a slotted spoon to remove a couple of scoopfuls
of the potato and leek mixture and place it on a plate and then i'll use that to
top the soup later, but that's totally optional.
Blitz the remaining soup carefully using a stick blender.
Now add in four tablespoons of double or heavy cream to the pan and stir together.
Ladle the soup into bowls and top each bowl with a spoonful of the reserved
potato and leek mixture.
Drizzle over a little double cream and top with some chopped chives
and a pinch of black pepper.
So that's how to make a smooth and creamy leek and potato soup.
So hearty, warming and delicious. Really hope you enjoyed that recipe, if
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