Leek and potato soup with bacon
55 min
Great for a cold evening.
20 people made this
Ingredients
Serves: 8
- 50g (3-4 tablespoons) of butter
- 1 medium or large onion (chopped)
- 2 cloves of garlic (chopped)
- 4 sticks of celery (chopped)
- 3 sticks of leek (chopped)
- 6-8 thick slices of bacon (largish pieces)
- Potatoes (enough to be covered by the stock)
- 1 L Chicken stock
- 500 mL milk (or single cream)
Method
Prep:10min ›
Cook:45min ›
Ready in:55min
- Melt the butter;
- Cook bacon and set it aside;
- Sweat the onion, garlic, celery and leek until well cooked;
- Add potatoes, cover with stock and bring to a boil until potatoes are coming apart;
- Add milk little by little and blend, checking the consistency as you go along (more milk if you want it thinner, less if you want it thicker) - you may leave some bigger chunks of potatoes if you want;
- Add the bacon that was set aside, salt and black pepper to taste, I prefer not to add any salt as the bacon and stock take care of that, but plenty of freshly ground black pepper.
