Leek and Potato Soup
This is a wonderful and hearty soup that can be enjoyed year-round. The potatoes make it thick, and the leeks have a complex delicious flavor.
I have made this with russet or gold potatoes and they both work well. I have also tried using fewer leeks and adding an onion and shallot.
Leek and Potato Soup
Delicious and easy to make potato leek soup
Servings: 6
Cost: 6
Equipment
- Cutting Board
- Knife
- Pot
- Blender
- Stove
Ingredients
- 3 Leeks Cleaned with inedible parts removed
- 4 cloves Garlic
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 4 Potatoes
- 6 cup Chicken Stock
- ½ tsp thyme
- 4 slice Bacon optional topping
Instructions
- Preheat the pot and melt the butter
- Clean the leeks and chop, add to pot
- Sautee the leeks until the start to carmalize
- Chop and add the garlic
- Add a small portion of the chicken stock and scrape the pot to deglaze
- Peel and roughly chop the potatoes, add to pot
- Add the rest of the stock
- Add the thyme
- Bring to a gentle boil and simmer for about 30 minutes
- If you plan to top the bacon, cook that while the soup simmers
- When the potatoes are soft, blend the soup
- Add salt and pepper to taste
- Serve with bacon on top and chives or green onions
Notes
This is a delicious soup that can be served as a main course or a side.
An immersion blender would probably work best, but I only have a regular blender. If using a regular blender it helps to have 2 pots so you can blend in batches. Be careful blending hot soup, it can be messy and dangerous.
I like to serve this with bacon on top, make extra so you can eat it while the soup cooks.