Leek And Green Onion Chowder Food

LEEK AND ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Gently fry the leeks and onion for 10 minutes, or until soft and translucent.
• Add the potato and stock, then bring to a simmering point. Let it simmer for 15 minutes or until the potato is cooked.
• Pour in the almond milk, and let it simmer for another 2 minutes.
• Transfer everything to a food processor and blend until smooth. Alternatively, you can you a stick blender and do it straight in the pot.
• Season to taste then divide the soup between four bowls.
• Sprinkle with chives and drizzle with vegan cream. Serve with your favourite bread. Enjoy!

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.

LEEK AND GREEN ONION CHOWDER

Steps:

• Trim ends and all but 3 inches of green tops from leeks; remove tough outer leaves.
• Split leeks lengthwise; rinse well, then thinly slice crosswise.
• Melt butter in a 5-6 quart pan over medium-high heat.
• Add leeks; cook, stirring often, until soft (8-10 minutes).
• Stir in flour and white pepper; then stir in broth.
• Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring, add onions; cook, stirring, just until onions turn bright green (2 minutes).
• Stir in lemon juice and season to taste with salt.
• To serve, ladle soup into bowls.
• Garnish each serving with lemon slices and a dollop of sour cream.
• Makes 6 servings.

ONION CHOWDER

Steps:

• Boil onions in salted water for 30 minutes. Remove from heat, add milk, and return almost to boiling.
• Blend butter and flour; stir into soup; cook and stir until slightly thickened (about 5 minutes).

CORN LEEK CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the leeks, onion and garlic in oil until tender. Stir in the broth, potatoes and dill; cook for 10-15 minutes or until potatoes are tender. , Stir in corn and pepper; cook 2 minutes longer. Combine the cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into soup. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened., Stir in cream. Cook over medium heat for 1-2 minutes or until heated through. Garnish each serving with 1 tablespoon of cheese.

GREEN BEAN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a 3-quart saucepan cook bacon until crisp.
• Add green beans, carrot, potato, onion, salt and pepper. Mix together and add water.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Add beans and cook 5 minutes more or until vegetables are tender.
• Blend sour cream and flour together in a medium-sized bowl.
• Pour 1 cup of the hot vegetable mixture into the sour cream mixture and combine. Return to saucepan.
• Stir in milk and heat until slightly thickened, being careful not to boil.
• Serve.

COD FISH AND POTATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over high heat, cook the bacon until the fat has rendered and the bacon is beginning to caramelize around the edges, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add the onion and leek and cook, stirring frequently, until the vegetables are tender, 4 to 6 minutes.
• Add the garlic and cook for 1minute, stirring.
• Add the flour and thyme and cook, stirring, until the flour is very light golden, about 2 minutes.
• Add the white wine and whisk to combine.
• Add the fish broth, bay leaf and potatoes and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are very tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Add the milk and cream and cook for 10 minutes.
• Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
• Add the cod, return the soup to a simmer, and cook until the fish is just cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Serve immediately in shallow bowls, each garnished with a pinch of parsley and a pat of butter.

LEEK AND POTATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• Clean leeks by cutting off the roots and the tips of the leaves. Make a vertical cut from the root end to the tops, being careful to not cut through completely. The leeks will now open like the pages of a book, and any mud can be cleaned out between the leaves under the faucet. Slice the cleaned leeks into quarter-inch strips.
• Melt half the butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute leeks in hot butter until wilted, 3 to 5 minutes; transfer to a slow cooker.
• Melt remaining butter in the same skillet over low heat. Gradually whisk flour into the melted butter until the mixture forms a clump of dough. Slowly stream chicken broth into the skillet, continually whisking until the broth is entirely incorporated; pour over the mixture in the slow cooker. Add bacon and potatoes to the slow cooker. Season mixture with salt and pepper; stir.
• Cook on Low until the potatoes are soft, stirring water into the mixture if it gets too thick, at least 2 hours. Stir half-and-half into the mixture and continue cooking for 1 hour more.

A CHOWDER OF MUSSELS AND LEEKS

Steps:

• Thinly slice the leeks and rinse them very thoroughly. No vegetable holds its grit like a leek. Cut the bacon into short, thin strips and put them into a deep, thick-bottomed pan with the butter. Let the bacon color lightly over medium heat. Decrease the heat, add the leeks, and cover with a lid. Let them cook for twenty minutes or so, with an occasional stir, until they are soft and sweet-they should not color. Remove from the heat.
• Check the mussels and pull away any beards. Discard any mussels that are broken, open, or exceptionally heavy. Put them in a large pot, pour in the vermouth, and cover tightly with a lid. Place over high heat until the mussels have opened (a matter of minutes), then remove each mussel from its shell.
• Peel the potatoes and cut them into large dice. Put them in a saucepan with 1 3/4 cups (400ml) of the mussel cooking liquor, drained through a sieve. Add the cream, bay, thyme, and a little black pepper (no salt). Bring to a boil, then decrease the heat so that the potatoes simmer gently for about ten minutes.
• Add three-quarters of the cooked potatoes to the leeks and bacon. Put the remainder in a blender with the cream (pick out the herbs first) and blitz briefly until smooth (too long and it will turn gummy). Pour into the pan and add the mussels and parsley. Bring all to a boil and serve.