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Potato and leek cream soup

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April 19, 2013

Potato and leek cream soup

By April 19, 2013

Never heard of this soup before coming to England. I know, what a pity. I used to love mushroom cream soup, but that was all I could make when coming to cream soups. In our honeymoon we've had lots of cream soups that broadened my knowledge of this gastronomic area. In Romania we mainly eat broths, if you need an explanation. Moving to England though, I've discovered this kind of soup in a restaurant and felt in love ever since. Strongly flavored, special, you have to try it.

  • Prep Time : 10 minutes
  • Cook Time : 60 minutes
  • Yield : 6
  • Allergens :
Nutrition facts (per portion) : 0: 150;

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Melt the butter and oil in a saucepan at medium heat. Add the diced onion and leeks and saute. Mix for a few minutes, make sure it won't burn. Add the wine and let it simmer for 10 minutes until it evaporates.

2. Add the chicken stock, potato, garlic, season, making sure you won't over salting it, as the stock might be already seasoned. Leave for 25 minutes on low heat until the potatoes are done.

3. Turn the heat off, let it cool for 5 minute. Blend the soup until it becomes creamy. Put it back on the pan, add the double cream and let on low heat for 2 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve with hot buttered bread.

 

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6 Comments
  1. Reply

    Masha

    June 14, 2013

    You didn’t mention leeks in directions. When do you add it?

  2. Reply

    Eileen

    June 14, 2013

    Thank you so much for the heads up, I’ve just made the correction. The leeks should be added from the start, with the red onion.

  3. Reply

    berit

    October 8, 2013

    OH my gosh this is the best recipe ever !
    Five stars in the rating , if I could find where to rate it.
    Wow . You must make this!!!

  4. Reply

    kirstin

    October 18, 2013

    what is double cream?

    • Reply

      Eileen

      October 18, 2013

      Hi Kirstin. Double cream is a cream with over 45% fat content. You can find it in every shop in UK. In US it’s called heavy cream. I hope I have answered your question. Thank you for watching my blog!

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        kirstin

        October 18, 2013

        yes, thank you. I plan to make this…perfect for cold fall nights 🙂

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