Yesterday's soup making was aborted due to hypoglycaemia. Actually I'm wondering whether aborted is a bit of an exaggeration? All I had managed to do yesterday was pull a few leeks and fetch a carton of double cream from the village shop. Gathering ingredients might be closer to the truth.
Today I got back on track and actually made the soup. The BBC Food website was my recipe source, and my mildly modified version is outlined below.
Ingredients
- 8 oz of peeled and cubed potatoes
- 2 medium leeks, sliced finely
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
- 2 pints of chicken stock
- 5 fluid ounces of double cream
- Salt and Black Pepper to season
- Pour the oil in to a saucepan
- Add the leeks, onion and diced potato
- Soften the vegetables over a medium heat for five or ten minutes. Don't let the vegetables brown and add a splash more oil if they start to stick.
- Pour in the chicken stock and bring to the boil
- Simmer for ten to fifteen minutes until the vegetables are tender
- Blitz to a creamy consistency with a hand blender
- Pour in the double cream and blitz once more
- Season to taste
That's a good job really, as I have enough ingredients for another batch ... and the leeks really need using up.
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Hi,
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All the best
Badman