Leek and Potato Soup Recipe

By Kitchen Sanctuary
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Ingredients

60 g (4 tbsp) unsalted butter
1 small onion (finely chopped)
3 large leeks (green parts discarded, white (or very pale green) parts sliced)
2 cloves garlic (minced)
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp celery salt
½ tsp black pepper
450 g (1 lb) floury potatoes* (peeled and chopped into bitesize pieces)
1 litre (4 cups) chicken or vegetable stock
60 ml (1/4 cup) double/heavy cream
2 tbsp double/heavy cream
2 tbsp freshly chopped chives
good pinch black pepper

  • Prep Time10mins
  • Cook Time30mins
  • Servings6
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Instructions

Melt the butter in a large saucepan over a medium heat.

Add the onion and leeks and cook for 5-7 minutes, stirring often until softened.

Add the garlic, salt, celery salt, and pepper and cook for a further minute.

Add the potatoes and stock. Stir, bring to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes until the potatoes are starting to fall apart. Turn off the heat.

Using a slotted spoon, remove 2 scoopfuls of the potato and leek mixture and place in a bowl this is for topping the soup later. (This is optional)

Blitz the remaining soup either carefully using a stick blender, or by transferring it to a blender that can be used for hot liquids.

Pour the soup back into the pan along with the cream and heat through on a medium heat for 2-3 minutes until hot.

Spoon into bowls and top each bowl with a spoonful of the potato/leek mixture.

Swirl over a drizzle of cream and top with chopped chives and a pinch of black pepper.

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