Community Pick
Potato & Leek Soup
"This has been a family favorite for years. I used to make a big pot and my friends would all come over for a bowl!"
photo by lauralie41
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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8-10
ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons margarine
- 2 medium leeks or 2 medium onions, chopped
- 2 lbs potatoes, peeled and sliced
- 3 cups milk
- 5 1⁄2 cups chicken stock
- 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh chives
- 1⁄2 teaspoon celery seeds or 1/2 teaspoon celery salt (don’t worry if you have neither)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 cup light cream
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
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Thickener
- 4 tablespoons cornstarch
- 4 tablespoons cold water
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Garnishes
- 1⁄2 cup chopped fresh chives
- 6 slices lean bacon, crisply fried and chopped or crumbled
directions
- In a 6 to 8 quart stockpot melt the butter and gently cook the leeks or onions, being careful not to let the leek or onion brown.
- Add the peeled and sliced potatoes, the milk, the stock,& the herbs.
- Cover and simmer gently for about an hour or until potatoes are completely cooked through.
- Stir together cornstarch and water.
- Mix thoroughly.
- Add to soup, stirring constantly to avoid lumping.
- Cook for 5-10 minutes more, stirring occasionally, then puree the soup.
- Add the cream and gently heat, but do not boil.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve with garnishes.
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Reviews
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I needed a recipe to use up my leeks in the fridge and thought because it was cold that I should make a nice soup. Came across this recipe and tried it. OMG I have to rate this one a five. It had a nice taste and was wonderful. Thanks for posting. I will be making this one again. -
Fantastic Rich and Heart Warming Soup. Great for those cold winter days. I've made this several times and it always turns out great. Only substitute is I didn't use real bacon but turkey bacon (less fat), but it was still terrific. Thank You! -
Sorry to be the spoiler on this recipe. I had high hopes. I cooked as directed with one change. I chopped and fried about 1'/2 a pound of bacon first, then removed the bacon and sauteed the leeks in the bacon fat. I used about 5 Tbsp cornstarch & water and found it didn't thicken nearly enough. After pureeing, it was far too thin for my liking. I also needed to add about 2 tsp of salt and a lot of pepper to give it some taste. My kids and husband thought it was okay, but it isn't a make again recipe for me. -
I made this over the weekend. I followed the recipe except I left out the chives (forgot to buy any) and I didn't puree the soup. It was fantastic. It made tons of soup, though, and if I make it again I'll halve the recipe. Thanks!
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Really good! My roommate and I couldn't stop eating this! I only wish I had chives and bacon to serve with it :[ But it was amazing without as well. Thanks!
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Tweaks
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Very nice soup. Followed recipe exacly except used freeze dried chives instead of fresh chives. Still excellent soup. -
Nice potato soup recipe! I did need to add 6 tablespoons of corn starch instead of 4 and pureed the soup. My DH is not a big soup fan but he enjoyed this also. I did add the bacon and chive garnish, a pretty soup.
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