PEPPERED POTATO SOUP

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This thrifty dinner party leek and potato soup recipe has an attractive pale colour from using the bottom end of the allium and a bouquet garni

Provided by Barney Desmazery

Categories     Lunch, Soup

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 7

25g butter
1 large leek , sliced and washed
fresh thyme sprigs, 3 bay leaves and parsley stalks tied into a bundle
450g (2 medium) floury potato , chopped into chunks no larger than a walnut
800ml chicken or vegetable stock
3 tbsp double cream
chopped parsley , to serve

Steps:

  • Heat the butter in a medium saucepan until sizzling then add the leeks and herbs and sweat gently for 5 mins until soft. Stir the potatoes into the leeks and season with a little salt and lots of freshly ground pepper.
  • Pour over the stock and simmer for 10 - 15 mins until the potatoes are on the brink of collapse. Take the tied herbs out of the soup and discard. Stir the cream into the soup off the heat then using a hand blender blitz the soup until smooth. Ladle into bowls and scatter with parsley.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 279 calories, Fat 18 grams fat, SaturatedFat 11 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 20 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 2 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 9.4 grams protein, Sodium 0.6 milligram of sodium

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