Creamy Leek And Gouda Soup Food

CREAM OF LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium pot, melt butter over medium. Add leeks and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 8 minutes.
• Add flour and cook, stirring, until combined, 1 minute.
• Whisking constantly, add broth and 1 cup water and bring to a boil over high. Reduce heat and simmer, whisking occasionally, 10 minutes. Add tarragon.
• Transfer mixture to a large bowl. In batches, fill a blender halfway with mixture and puree until smooth; to allow heat to escape, remove cap from hole in lid, cover lid with a dish towel, and hold down firmly while blending. Return soup to pot as pureed.
• Heat over medium until warmed through. Season with salt and pepper. Thin with broth or water, if desired.

CREAMY POTATO LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Bring broth to a boil and reduce to medium.
• Add leeks, potatoes, and onion.
• Simmer, covered, 25-30 minutes.
• Add seasonings and cream.
• Simmer 5 minutes more.
• Slightly mash with a potatoe masher to desired consistency.
• Serve with salad and crusty bread.
• A snap to make, but tastes gourmet!

CREAM OF LEEK AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan, bring the leeks, potatoes, water, and salt to the boil over high heat. Cover partially, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes until the vegetables are tender. Correct the seasoning, to taste, and puree with a handheld immersion blender, or in batches in a food processor.
• Whisk in the cream and reheat before serving. Top each serving with a dollop of creme fraiche and sprinkling of fresh chives.

CREAMY LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Wash sliced leeks in a large bowl of cold water, agitating them, then lift out and drain well in a colander.
• Cook leeks, onion, carrot, celery, salt, and pepper in 4 tablespoons butter in a 5- to 6-quart heavy pot over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 8 minutes. Peel potato and cut into 1/2-inch cubes, then add to onion mixture along with wine, stock, water, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, until vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Stir in parsley and simmer soup, uncovered, 5 minutes. Discard bay leaf and keep soup at a bare simmer.
• Melt remaining 4 tablespoons butter in a 1-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, then add flour and cook roux, whisking, until golden, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and add 2 cups simmering stock (from soup), whisking vigorously (mixture will be thick), then whisk mixture into remaining soup and return to a simmer, whisking.
• Blend soup in 4 batches in a blender until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids), about 1 minute per batch, transferring to a 3- to 4-quart saucepan. Reheat if necessary, then season with salt and pepper.
• Beat cream in a bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until it almost forms soft peaks. Serve soup topped with cream.

CREAMY POTATO AND LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir leeks, garlic, salt, and pepper in the hot butter until leeks are tender and lightly browned, about 15 minutes.
• Stir chicken broth and cornstarch together in a bowl until cornstarch is dissolved; pour over the leek mixture. Add potatoes to the broth mixture and bring to a boil; season with onion powder and garlic powder. Reduce heat, add half-and-half to broth mixture, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes.
• Remove pot from heat and blend soup using a hand blender until smooth; season with salt and pepper.

CREAMY LEEK AND GOUDA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt butter and cook leeks, mushrooms, onion and garlic over medium heat for 5 minutes or until soft.
• Remove from heat.
• Sprinkle vegetables with flour and stir in.
• Gradually stir in broth and water.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil and thickens.
• Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• In several batches, pour soup into blender jar, cover and blend at high speed until vegetables are puréed and smooth.
• Add salt and pepper.
• Ladle soup into 6 ovenproof soup bowls.
• Top each bowl with 3 pieces of toast and 1/3 cup cheese.
• Broil under preheated broiler until cheese is melted and slightly browned, about 4 minutes.
• Serve immediately.

CREAM OF LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Heat butter and sauté vegetables for 5 minutes.
• Add stock, bring to boil.
• Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Liquidise and add cream, reheat if needed.

BEER AND GOUDA AND SOUP

Steps:

• Melt 1 teaspoon butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; add sweet onion and cook until softened, about 4 minutes. Stir garlic into the onion; cook and stir together until garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute. Pour light beer into the saucepan, bring to a simmer, and cook until onion is completely tender, about 10 minutes.
• Stir chicken broth into the beer mixture; bring to a boil. Stream milk into the saucepan while stirring to form the base of the soup.
• Heat 1/4 cup butter in a microwave-safe bowl in microwave oven until melted and hot, 30 to 60 seconds. Stir flour into the melted butter until the mixture binds into a roux; pour into the soup. Cook and stir soup until it begins to simmer and thicken, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Remove soup from heat. Melt Gouda cheese and Cheddar cheese into the soup a handful at a time, stirring each addition into the liquid until smooth; season with black pepper. Ladle soup into bowls; garnish with bacon and chives to serve.

DUTCH LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Blend together flour, bouillon cubes and water. Stir in milk and mace.
• Bring to a boil; immediately reduce heat to simmer; simmer 10 minutes.
• Add leeks and cream; simmer 10 minutes.
• Serve cheese with soup at the table.

CREAM OF LEEK SOUP WITH ONIONS

Steps:

• In a large soup pot over medium heat, melt butter. Add in leeks, and onions and saute for about 10 minutes or until they are tender, but not browned.
• Stir in flour; mix well.
• Add broth, wine, thyme, ground mustard, white pepper, and bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 8-10 minutes.
• Stir in half and half and optional cheese, if using it. Heat through.
• Puree with immersion hand blender/blender/food processor to a semi-smooth texture (or make smooth, if desired).
• Return to hot pot. Serve.

CREAM OF LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Cut leeks into 1/4-in. slices. In a soup kettle or Dutch oven, saute leeks and garlic in butter until tender. Stir in the flour, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Cook and stir until bubbly. Gradually add broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 25-30 minutes. , Remove from the heat; cool slightly. Process in batches in a blender until smooth; return to pan. Add milk and cream; heat through. Garnish with chives.

CREAMY POTATO AND LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in soup pan. Add leeks, potato and onion. Fry for 3/4 minutes until slightly softened.
• Add vegetable stock and bring to the boil. When vegetables are tender add salt and pepper to taste.
• Remove soup from the hob and, using a liquidiser or blender, liquidise the soup until it is smooth.
• Return the pan to the heat. Stir in the cream and heat through.
• Serve piping hot with bread and butter.

GOLDEN GOUDA MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in the flour, pepper and allspice until smooth; gradually add the broth, sherry and cream. Bring to a boil. Add mushrooms and garlic. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5-6 minutes or until mushrooms are tender., Add cheese; cook and stir until melted. Garnish servings with chives and paprika.

CREAMY LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large, heavy soup pot and add the leeks and a generous pinch of salt. Cook, stirring, until leeks are tender, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and stir for about a minute, until the garlic smells fragrant. Add the stock or water, the rice, bay leaf and salt to taste. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes. Taste and adjust salt. Remove the bay leaf and discard.
• Puree the soup with an immersion blender or a food mill, or in batches in a blender, taking care to remove the lid or take out the center insert and to cover with a towel to avoid hot splashes. Return to the pot, heat through, and add pepper to taste and a pinch of cayenne if desired. Serve hot or cold. If you wish you can thin out with milk, plain yogurt or a combination of milk and creme fraiche. Garnish with chopped chives or croutons.

CREAMY POTATO LEEK SOUP II

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or stockpot, bring potatoes and chicken broth to a boil. Cook until potatoes are tender. Meanwhile, place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, reserving 3 tablespoons of grease and set aside. Sautee the leeks in the frying pan with the reserved bacon grease 8 to 10 minutes.
• When the potatoes are tender, stir in the fried leeks, heavy cream and bacon. Stir to blend and remove from heat. Serve hot.