Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, potato & leek soup. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook potato & leek soup using 15 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Potato & Leek Soup:
- Make ready 4 Potatoes
- Prepare 2 Leeks
- Get 3 Mushrooms
- Take 1/2 Large Onion
- Take 4 Cloves Garlic
- Make ready 1 Celery Stalk
- Take 4 Slices Thick Cut Bacon
- Get 4 1/2 Cups Chicken Stock
- Make ready Black Pepper
- Prepare Seasoned Salt
- Make ready Creole Seasoning
- Get Parsley Flakes
- Take Parmesan Cheese
- Take 4 Tbs Butter
- Take Half & Half
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Steps to make Potato & Leek Soup:
- Get a pot of water boiling for the potatoes immediately. Bring to a boil while washing and prepping veggies. Slowly cook bacon while preforming afore mentioned tasks.
- Remove bacon and allow to drain. Place veggies into bacon fat and sauté. Season. After sweating vegetables, add in chicken stock. Bring to a boil, then a slow simmer.
- Remove potatoes and mash with butter and Half & Half. The amount of liquid will depend on the size of the potatoes. Feel it out. Season. Add mashed potatoes to soup and whisk in.
- After brought back to a simmer, add in Half & Half. Use enough to make it change color. Chop three slices of bacon and add to soup. (If you don’t have enough Chicken Stock, you can use some of the potato water, by the way).
- Plate. Finish with parsley flakes, a bit of grated Parmesan cheese and some of the remaining piece of bacon.
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