Creamy Wild Leek Soup

Name: Creamy Wild Leek Soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 onion, chopped; 2 slices thick cut bacon, chopped; 1/4 cup water; 5 garlic cloves, pressed; 5 large mushrooms, chopped; 2 stalks celery, chopped; 1 carrot, grated; 5 potatoes, grated; 1 1/2 cups wild leeks, chopped; 1 teaspoon thyme; 1/4 whole nutmeg, grated; 10 cups beef stock; 500 g kielbasa, chopped; 1 cup half-and-half cream; 1/3 cup sour cream

Submitted by alleycatb

"A nice spring treat. This recipe uses leaves only. A wild leek takes 7 years to reproduce over harvesting has been a problem in many areas."

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Ready In:: 50mins
Ingredients:: 15
Serves:: 10

ingredients

1 onion, chopped
2 slices thick cut bacon, chopped
¹⁄₄ cup water
5 garlic cloves, pressed
5 large mushrooms, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 carrot, grated
5 potatoes, grated
1 ¹⁄₂ cups wild leeks, chopped
1 teaspoon thyme
¹⁄₄ whole nutmeg, grated
10 cups beef stock
500 g kielbasa, chopped
1 cup half-and-half cream
¹⁄₃ cup sour cream

directions

Put bacon onions and water into a dutch oven cook till water evaporates an onion is translucent.
Add mushrooms and garlic sauté 2 minutes.
add celery and sauté 1 minute more.
Add stock to cover. Grate in potato and carrot add more stock if necessary. bring to a gentle boil and boil ten minutes.
Add leeks and kielbasa. And spices. Cook for 5 minutes more.
Take off burner add cream and sour cream. Salt and pepper to taste.

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