Potato Leek Soup

By: Anonymous Antifa Soupersoldier

"Potato Leek Soup" by mhaithaca is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0    

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/4 cup butter
• 4 medium leeks, cleaned & sliced into thin half moons (some of the green part is okay)
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 3 medium potatoes, peeled, cut into small cubes
• 2 cups milk (or sub 1 can coconut milk)
• Plenty of salt & pepper, to taste
• Smoked ham or turkey or cooked bacon (optional)
• 2 peeled & shredded carrots (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

• Melt butter in large soup pot over medium heat. Add leeks & sauté until soft. Pour in chicken stock, increase heat to high and bring to a boil.
• Add potatoes, cover, reduce heat to medium-low & simmer until potatoes are fork-tender. Add meat if desired.
• Increase heat to medium. Slowly add milk while stirring, bringing soup to a slow boil. Cook until soup thickens slightly.
• Season with salt & pepper. Will take a good amount of both unless you added salted meat. Sprinkle with raw shredded carrots just before serving, if desired.

Serves 4-6. Scales well, never been too fussy about getting volumes exact anyhow. Freezes okay but not great.