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Leek and potato soup

Name: Leek and potato soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 42 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 kg potatoes; 3 leeks; 30 g butter; 2 chicken stock cubes; 2 litres water; 1 shallot; Fine (or table) salt; Pepper

A classic of French family cooking.

508 K 4.8/5 (78 reviews)627711

Duration

45 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 3^rd 2010

Step by step recipe Ingredients Duration Nutritional facts Cost Comments

For 4 people, you will need:

1 1 kg potatoes
2 3 leeks
3 30 g butter
4 2 chicken stock cubes
5 2 litres water
6 1 shallot
7 Fine (or table) salt
8 Pepper
Total weight: 3,735 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

30 min.

Cooking

15 min.

All in all

45 min.

Preparation 30 min.

Cooking 15 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

Peel 1 kg potatoes.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 5 min.

Cut into small pieces, wash and dry in a towel.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 10 min.

Wash 3 leeks.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 3 min.

Cut into small pieces.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 2 min.

In a very large pan or casserole, melt 30 g butter over a medium fheat then add 1 shallot chopped and salt.

Cook for a minute or two.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 2 min.

Add the potatoes and leeks, mix well.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 2 min.

Add 2 litres water and 2 chicken stock cubes.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 10 min.

Cook with the lid on until the potatoes are soft (well cooked).

Stage 9 - ⌛ 3 min.

Blend to give a really smooth soup.

Stage 10

Taste to be sure that's sufficiently well salted, add pepper if you like it.

Serve as it is or with a dash of cream and/or croutons (small pieces of toasted or fried bread).

Remarks

For a richer version, you can , before blending, add 300 ml liquid cream.

Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	33 RDI=52 %	243 RDI=92 %	26 RDI=36 %	1,347 RDI=67 %	5,643 RDI: 67 %
Per 100 g	0	6 RDI=2 %	0	36 RDI=2 %	151 RDI: 2 %
Per person	8 RDI=13 %	60 RDI=23 %	6 RDI=9 %	336 RDI=17 %	1,411 RDI: 17 %