Potato Green Cabbage And Leek Soup With Lemon Crème Fraîche Food

POTATO, GREEN CABBAGE, AND LEEK SOUP WITH LEMON CRèME FRAîCHE

Steps:

• Whisk crème fraîche, lemon juice, and lemon peel in small bowl to blend. Cover and chill. DO AHEAD: Can be made 4 hours ahead. Keep chilled.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter with 1 tablespoon olive oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add cabbage; sprinkle lightly with salt and freshly ground black pepper and sauté until cabbage is almost tender but not brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer 1 cup cabbage to small bowl and reserve for garnish.
• Add 1 tablespoon butter to pot with cabbage; add leeks and garlic. Sauté over medium heat until leeks soften slightly, about 3 minutes. Stir in potatoes, Parmesan rind, if desired, and bay leaf. Add 6 cups broth; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer until all vegetables are tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Discard Parmesan rind, if using, and bay leaf. Working in batches, puree soup in blender until smooth. Return puree to pot. Simmer until heated through, adding more broth by 1/4 cupfuls to thin soup to desired consistency. Season with salt and pepper.
• Ladle soup into bowls. Top each serving with some of reserved sautéed cabbage. Drizzle crème fraîche mixture over soup; sprinkle with chives and serve.

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.

KIELBASA, POTATO AND CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, add the kielbasa and brown. Remove the kielbasa to a paper towel-lined plate. Add the potatoes, paprika, coriander, allspice, carrots, celery, garlic, onions and some salt and pepper. Cook, partially covered, 5 to 6 minutes. Then wilt in the cabbage and season with a little nutmeg. Deglaze the pan with the beer. Add the stock and passata, then slide the kielbasa back in the pot and simmer to combine flavors, 15 minutes. Cool and store for a make-ahead meal. Reheat over medium heat. Finish the soup with the creme fraiche, herbs and lemon juice; serve in shallow bowls.

POTATO, LEEK & CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Combine chicken broth, potatoes, cabbage, leek, onion & carrots in a 4 qt slow cooker. If you are using polish sausage, also add at this time.
• Stir in salt, pepper, caraway seeds & bay leaf.
• Cover & cook on low 8-10 hours or 4-5 hours on high.
• Remove & discard bay leaf.
• Combine some liquid from slow cooker with sour cream in a small bowl.
• Add mixture to slow cooker; stir.
• If using bacon instead of polish sausage, stir in bacon.

POTATO LEEK SOUP WITH CABBAGE

Steps:

• In a large pot, melt the butter on low heat.
• Add in your chopped onion and simmer until they start to turn translucent.
• Add in your leeks and garlic, stir, and cover.
• Simmer for 5-8 minutes or until the leeks are softened.
• Add the cabbage, stir, and let simmer covered another 5-8 minutes until soft.
• Add your potatoes, broth, thyme, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil.
• Turn the heat down and simmer covered until potatoes are cooked (15-20 minutes depending on the size of your potatoes).
• Add salt and pepper as desired.