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Potato Leek Soup

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Potatoes and leeks are simmered, blended and finished with cream.

Prep: 15 min; Cook: 1 hour 20 min (source) · 2

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Recipe source: cactar · Public Domain Recipes

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  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 large leeks
  • 1 quart chicken or veggie stock
  • 11 ounces peeled and sliced waxy potatoes
  • 1 bay leaf
  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • white pepper
  • (optional) ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • (optional) ½ tablespoon dill weed
  • Salt, to taste (specified in source method)

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  1. 01

    Chop the white to light-green part of the leek into moderately sized pieces and discard the dark-green ends.

  2. 02

    Melt the butter in a pot on medium-low heat, add chopped leeks and potatoes. Stir until leeks are sweat.

  3. 03

    Add stock, bay leaf, pepper and optional ingredients now. Raise heat to medium-high, simmer until potatoes are tender.

  4. 04

    After removing the pot from the heat, remove the bay leaf and immersion blend pot until you reach a desired consistency.

  5. 05

    Stir in heavy cream and salt to taste.

cactar · Public Domain Recipes · Potato Leek Soup. Public-domain dedication / Unlicense. Editorially checked for ingredient/method consistency. Not independently kitchen-tested by Herbologium. Source-reported and editorially estimated times are labeled separately.

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cactar · Public Domain Recipes. (2021). Potato Leek Soup.

https://publicdomainrecipes.com/potato-leek-soup/

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Potatoes and leeks are simmered, blended and finished with cream.

Editorially checked for ingredient/method consistency. Not independently kitchen-tested by Herbologium. Source-reported and editorially estimated times are labeled separately.

cactar · Public Domain Recipes

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