Easy Leek Soup Food

EASY LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Trim ends and dark green parts from leeks. Cut in half lengthwise and rinse under cold water. Slice into 1/4 inch half moon slices 2. Melt Butter in a large pot or dutch oven over medium heat. 3. Add leeks, onion and a good pinch of kosher salt. 4. Saute until onions are translucent 5. Add vegetable stock. 6. Bring to boil, reduce to simmer. Simmer 20 minutes. 7. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly. 8. Pour soup into blender and puree on high speed for one minute. 9. Wipe out your soup pot. 10. Return soup to cleaned pot. 11. Stir in the cream and adjust salt to taste 12. Reheat soup if necessary. 13. Garnish with fresh cracked black pepper.

POTATO LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter over medium heat in a large soup pot. Add the leeks and garlic and cook, stirring regularly, until soft and wilted, about 10 minutes. Adjust the heat as necessary so as not to brown.
• Add the potatoes, broth, bay leaves, thyme, salt and pepper to pot and bring to a boil. Cover and turn the heat down to low. Simmer for 15 minutes, or until the potatoes are very soft.
• Fish out the thyme sprig and bay leaves, then purée the soup with a hand-held immersion blender until smooth. (Alternatively, use a standard blender to purée the soup in batches; see note.) Add the heavy cream and bring to a simmer. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. If soup is too thin, simmer until thickened. If it's too thick, add water or stock to thin it out. Garnish with fresh herbs if desired.
• Note: If using a standard blender to purée the soup: be sure not to fill the jar more than halfway; leave the hole in the lid open and cover loosely with a dishtowel to allow the heat to escape; and pour blended soup into a clean pot.
• Freezer-Friendly Instructions: The soup can be frozen, without the cream, for up to 3 months. Defrost the soup in the refrigerator for 12 hours and then reheat it on the stovetop over medium heat until hot. Once heated through, add the cream and bring to a simmer before serving.

EASY POTATO AND LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium pot over medium heat, combine the potatoes and broth and allow to simmer for 20 minutes, or until potatoes are tender.
• In a separate skillet over medium heat, saute the leeks in the butter or margarine for 5 to 10 minutes, or until tender. Add the leeks and the cream to the potatoes and stir well. (Note: This is the point I like to take a potato masher and slightly thicken the soup.)

LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Saute the bacon in a large soup pot over medium heat until crisp, then remove it from the pan, drain on paper towels, and reserve for the garnish.
• Prep the remaining ingredients as directed in the recipe list.
• In the soup pot, reheat the bacon grease over medium heat and stir in the leeks, turning to coat them and sauteing for several minutes, until they take on a little golden color.
• Pour in the stock, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to low and cook, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
• Remove from the heat.
• Puree the soup, solids first, then pour back into the pot.
• Season with salt and pepper.

LEEK & POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Trim, peel and roughly slice the carrots and celery. Peel and roughly chop the onions. Peel and finely slice the garlic.
• Cut the ends off the leeks, quarter them lengthways, wash them under running water and cut them into 1cm slices.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large pan on a high heat, add all the chopped and sliced ingredients and cook with the lid ajar for 10 minutes, or until softened, stirring regularly.
• Meanwhile, peel the potatoes and cut them into 1cm cubes.
• Put the stock cubes into a jug or pan, pour in 1.8 litres of boiling water and stir to dissolve, then pour into the veg pan.
• Add the potatoes. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes with the lid on, then remove from the heat.
• Season to taste with sea salt and black pepper, then either serve like this or pulse until smooth using a stick blender or liquidizer.

LEEK & POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Melt 50g butter in a heavy saucepan. When it foams, add 450g potatoes, cut into 1cm cubes, 1 small onion, cut the same as the potatoes, and 450g white parts of leeks, sliced and toss them in the butter until they are well coated.
• Season well with salt and freshly ground pepper and toss again. Put a disc of greaseproof paper (called a cartouche by chefs) on top of the vegetables to keep in the steam), then cover the pan with its lid.
• Cook over a gentle heat for 10 mins, or until the vegetables are soft but not coloured.
• Uncover the pan and discard the paper. Pour in 850ml of the light chicken or vegetable stock, bring to the boil and simmer until the vegetables are just cooked - about 5 minutes. Do not overcook or the soup will lose its fresh flavour.
• Purée in a blender until silky smooth, in batches if necessary, then taste and adjust the seasoning. Return the soup to a clean pan and stir in three quarters of a 142ml carton of whipping cream and 125ml full-fat milk.
• To finish the soup, finely shred the white part of 1 leek and gently cook it in a small knob of hot butter for a few mins until it is softened but not coloured.
• Reheat the soup to a gentle simmer (add some extra stock at this point if the soup is too thick for your liking), then pour into warmed bowls.
• Drizzle the remaining cream over each serving, top with a little pile of buttered leeks and a scattering of chives and black pepper and serve at once.

POTATO LEEK SOUP RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Melt butter on medium heat in a large pot. Add the chopped leeks and stir until coated with butter.
• Cover the pot and lower heat, cook for around 10 minutes until the leeks have softened.
• Increase to medium-high. Add garlic, potatoes, salt, and pepper. Cook for 1 minute, then add vegetable broth, water, thyme, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil.
• Lower heat and cover pot with a lid and simmer for 15 minutes, or until potatoes are tender and easily speared by a fork.
• Uncover and remove thyme and bay leaf.
• Use an immersion or countertop blender to blend the soup until smooth.
• Stir in chives and hot sauce (optional).
• Allow to cool 2 minutes and serve.
• Enjoy!

EASY LEEK AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring frequently, until slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Add stock, potatoes, leeks, parsley, bouquet garni, bouillon cube, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes.
• Remove soup from heat; discard bouquet garni. Puree soup in the pot using a hand blender.

POTATO LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Put the chicken stock, potatoes, leeks, celery, bay leaf and thyme in a large pot and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Boil until the potatoes are soft, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove the bay leaf. Using an immersion blender (or in batches in a blender or food processor), blend the soup until smooth. Pour the soup into a medium pot; add the cream and simmer until the soup has thickened, about 20 minutes.

EASY POTATO LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Cut off the tough green tops and the beard ends of the leeks. Using a sharp knife, make a cut down the center of the leeks but not all the way through the beard end, let that connected. Turn over the leeks and make another cut like the first but not all the way through. Cut the leeks into thin slices and rinse well in cold water in a pot to clean out any sand in the stalks. Strain in a colander.
• 2. Slice celery. Melt the butter in a large pot and add the leeks and celery. Cook over medium low heat until tender.
• 3. Add the chicken broth, salt and pepper and the peeled, diced potatoes to the leeks and cover and simmer until potatoes are tender but not falling apart.
• 4. Add the half and half but don't boil, just heat until broth is hot. At this time if you are adding ham or bacon put it in the pot and let it heat. If soup is too thin just mash some of the potatoes with the back of a wooden spoon until soup is of the consistency you like.

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.

EASY POTATO LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Cut the roots and dark green parts off the leeks.
• Slice the leeks in half lengthwise.
• Separate all the layers of the leeks and rinse them well.
• Chop the leeks into small pieces.
• Add the butter to a large pot over medium heat.
• Once the butter is melted add the chopped leeks to the pot.
• Add the salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder to the pot.
• Stir until all of the leeks are coated in butter.
• Leave the leeks to cook, stirring occasionally, for 4 minutes.
• After 4 minutes, add the chicken broth to the pot.
• Increase the heat to bring the broth to a boil.
• Once the broth is boiling reduce the heat to medium-low and immediately add the instant mashed potatoes to the pot.
• Whisk well.
• Add the milk to the pot and whisk until smooth.
• Leave the soup to simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Serve and enjoy!

POTATO-LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven, saute leeks in 1/4 cup butter until tender. Add potatoes, carrots, celery, 1/2 teaspoon salt and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, 20-25 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, melt remaining 1/4 cup butter. Stir in flour, pepper and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt until smooth; gradually add milk and bouillon. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir into vegetables. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until heated through. If desired, top with chopped chives.

LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Cut leeks into thin slices. In a skillet, saute leeks and onion in butter until tender but not browned. Transfer to a soup kettle or Dutch oven. Add potatoes, broth and parsley; cover and simmer until the vegetables are tender. Strain; set broth aside. Puree vegetables in a blender or food processor. Return puree and broth to pan. Stir a small amount of pureed mixture into egg yolk; return to pan. Add salt, pepper and nutmeg. Cook over medium heat until a thermometer reads 160°, stirring occasionally. Add the cream; heat through but do not boil. Garnish with bacon.

EASY LEEK & POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan and add the onion, leek, celery and garlic.
• Let the vegetables sweat over a low heat until they are softened but not browned. This will take about 12 to 15 minutes.
• Add the potato and stock and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and leave to simmer, covered for 20 minutes.
• Allow to cool a little before puréeing in a blender or food processor. Return to the clean saucepan. (If you have a hand blender there is no need to wait. You can blend the soup immediately.)
• Bring the soup gently back to the boil and stir in the cream.
• Season with salt and pepper and reheat without boiling.
• Serve hot or well chilled, garnished with chives.

EASY CREAMY NO-CREAM POTATO LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Bring 7 cups of water with 1/2 tsp. salt to a boil.
• Meanwhile, peel the potatoes and cut into slices about 1/4 inch thick.
• Wash leeks carefully, and chop into medium sized pieces.
• When water is boiling, add potatoes and leeks.
• Turn down heat and simmer, covered for 30 minutes.
• Reserving 2 to 3 cups of the cooking water, put the remaining contents of the pot into a blender or food processor.
• Puree until smooth.
• Add butter and blend until smooth.
• Return soup to pot and bring to a boil.
• Add reserved cooking water until soup reaches desired consistency (I like to leave it thick).
• Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.
• Reheats very well.

LEEK & BROCCOLI SOUP WITH CHEESY SCONES

Steps:

• Tip the leeks, potatoes and garlic into a large pan with the bouillon. Pour over 800ml boiling water, stir well, cover and simmer for 15 mins.
• Add the broccoli to the pan, then cover and cook for 5 mins more until just tender. Blitz with a hand blender until smooth, then pour in the milk and blitz again. Add a little stock if the soup looks too thick.
• To make the scones, heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7 and line a baking tray with baking parchment. Put the flour and baking powder in a bowl with the all but 1 tbsp of the parmesan and all the mustard powder. Gradually add the milk and oil, stirring with a cutlery knife until the mixture comes together. Shape into a log, about 16cm long and 6cm wide, and press the remaining parmesan on top. Cut in half along the length, then halve each of those pieces again to create four wedge-like scones. Arrange the scones on the tray and bake for 10-12 mins until golden.
• If you're following the Healthy Diet Plan, reserve two of the scones for another day. Will keep covered for up to three days. Halve the remaining two and top with half the goat's cheese and half the tomato. Ladle half the soup into two bowls and serve with the scones. The remaining soup will keep chilled for up to three days.

EASY CREAMY LEEK AND CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Pour the oil into the cast iron pot. Once the oil is hot and starts to shimmer add in the diced onion, garlic and the thyme leaves. Let this gently sweat for about 5 minutes until the onions are very soft and translucent but have no colour.
• Add in the cleaned and thinly sliced leeks and celery. Continue to cook until the leeks are soft and tender and starting to smell fragrant.
• While the onions and leek are sweating peel the potatoes and cut them into large chunks. About 3.5cm cubes is what we're looking for. Stir the potatoes into the softened onions and leeks and stir well to make sure that the potatoes get fully incorporated. Season well with sea salt. *see notes
• Pour the vegetable stock into the pot and stir in the curry and turmeric. Bring the soup to a boil then turn it down to a simmer. Add in the whole chicken breasts and cook covered until the potatoes are tender. Once the chicken is cooked (this should take about 10 minutes) remove the breasts to a chopping board and let cool for a few minutes before using 2 forks to pull apart and shred the chicken. *see note 3
• Once the potatoes are cooked all the way through use a stick blender or an upright blender to blend the soup until it's smooth and has a thick creamy consistency. Depending on how thick you like your soup, you may need/want to add more water.
• Once the soup is blended place it back in the pot if you used an upright blender and stir the chopped parsley and shredded chicken into the soup. Taste and adjust the level of seasoning if required. Add in the lemon juice or a small splash of cider vinegar to balance out the flavours and bring some much-needed acidity to the soup.

LEEK AND PEA SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Melt the butter with the oil in a large pan. Cook the leek and garlic, if using, for 5 minutes until soft. Add the potato to cook, stirring for a minute. Pour in the stock and bring to the boil.
• Simmer gently for 10-15 minutes, or until the potato will squash against the side of the pan. Add the peas and cook for another 5 minutes.
• Put the soup into a blender, or use a hand-held blender, to get it a smoother consistency. Add some seasoning to taste.
• Snip lettuce into shreds and put a few into warmed bowls, then ladle the soup in. Serve with toasted fingers of pitta bread.
• Cool soup, then pack into a plastic container, seal, label and freeze. Use within 2 months. Thaw in the fridge and reheat in a pan.

LEEK POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Chop the leeks into small pieces.
• In a 6-quart saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the leeks and a heavy pinch of salt and sweat for 5 minutes. Decrease the heat to medium-low and cook until the leeks are tender, approximately 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the potatoes and the vegetable broth, increase the heat to medium-high, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and gently simmer until the potatoes are soft, approximately 45 minutes.
• Turn off the heat and puree the mixture with an immersion blender until smooth. Stir in the heavy cream, buttermilk, and white pepper. Taste and adjust seasoning if desired. Sprinkle with chives and serve immediately, or chill and serve cold.

POTATO PARSNIP AND LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Prepare the vegetables: Cut the potatoes into cubes. Cut the dark green part off of the leeks and discard it. (You can also save it for making a vegetable broth.) Slice the white and light green part of the leek in half and rinse well to remove any dirt. Then slice the leek into ¼ inch slices.
• In a large pot or Dutch oven, cook the bacon over medium heat until it is crisp. Then, remove the bacon and set it aside for later. Drain the bacon drippings, leaving less than half in the pot. (about 1 tbsp drippings)
• Add the leeks and butter. Saute for 5 to 8 minutes, or until the leeks are slightly softened, but do not let leek brown. Add the garlic, salt, pepper. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Mix in the potatoes, parsnip, broth, thyme, Italian seasoning, and water. Bring the soup to a boil. Then, reduce the heat to a simmer and cook covered for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the potatoes and parsnip and very tender. Remove the bay leaf.
• Use an immersion blender to blend the soup to your desired consistency. Or, transfer the soup in batches to a high-powered heat-proof blender and blend until smooth. If the soup is too thick, add a bit more broth or water to reach your desired consistency.
• Taste the soup and adjust the flavor as necessary; adding more salt to enhance the flavor.
• Serve and garnish with chopped bacon, parmesan cheese, and chopped parsley (optional). Enjoy!