Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, potato & leek soup. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Potato & Leek Soup is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Potato & Leek Soup is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook potato & leek soup using 15 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Potato & Leek Soup:
- Take 4 Potatoes
- Make ready 2 Leeks
- Get 3 Mushrooms
- Prepare 1/2 Large Onion
- Make ready 4 Cloves Garlic
- Take 1 Celery Stalk
- Take 4 Slices Thick Cut Bacon
- Prepare 4 1/2 Cups Chicken Stock
- Take Black Pepper
- Get Seasoned Salt
- Prepare Creole Seasoning
- Prepare Parsley Flakes
- Prepare Parmesan Cheese
- Get 4 Tbs Butter
- Prepare Half & Half
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Instructions to make Potato & Leek Soup:
- Get a pot of water boiling for the potatoes immediately. Bring to a boil while washing and prepping veggies. Slowly cook bacon while preforming afore mentioned tasks.
- Remove bacon and allow to drain. Place veggies into bacon fat and sauté. Season. After sweating vegetables, add in chicken stock. Bring to a boil, then a slow simmer.
- Remove potatoes and mash with butter and Half & Half. The amount of liquid will depend on the size of the potatoes. Feel it out. Season. Add mashed potatoes to soup and whisk in.
- After brought back to a simmer, add in Half & Half. Use enough to make it change color. Chop three slices of bacon and add to soup. (If you don’t have enough Chicken Stock, you can use some of the potato water, by the way).
- Plate. Finish with parsley flakes, a bit of grated Parmesan cheese and some of the remaining piece of bacon.
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