Leek and Potato soup with bacon
Leek and Potato soup with bacon

Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, leek and potato soup with bacon. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Potato leek soup, or potage parmentier, is a French classic. It's one of the first dishes I learned to make in culinary school, right after a proper omelet, because it's an essential base soup in French cuisine. Add watercress for potage au cresson, serve it chilled for Vichyssoise — or top it with bacon.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have leek and potato soup with bacon using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Leek and Potato soup with bacon:
  1. Make ready 3 tbsp butter
  2. Make ready 2 bunch leeks
  3. Make ready 2 tbsp minced garlic
  4. Take 3 medium yellow potatoes
  5. Make ready 32 oz vegetable broth
  6. Take 1 cup heavy cream
  7. Prepare 1 tbsp vinegar
  8. Take 1 cup milk
  9. Get 1 chives
  10. Take 1 pepper
  11. Get 1 salt
  12. Take 6 slice cooked bacon

A creamy and thick Potato & Leek Soup, with the delicious addition of bacon (makes all things better), this soup is an excellent winter warmer. I love that The Husband loves soup (especially this Leek and Potato Soup!) AND agrees that it can be dinner more regularly than most people I know. For the leek and potato soup, heat the butter in a pan and sauté the onion, garlic and leek until softened. Reduce the heat and simmer for ten minutes, or until the potato is tender.

Steps to make Leek and Potato soup with bacon:
  1. Thinly slice leeks and sweat with butter garlic and a pinch of salt for 25 mins
  2. Peel and dice potatoes add to pot with vegetable broth and bring to boil
  3. Simmer for 30 mins
  4. Mix vinegar and milk during the last five mins of simmering
  5. Remove from heat and mix milk and cream into soup. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  6. Garnish with chives and bacon

Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly. Pour the soup into a blender and blend until smooth. Large batches of soup work well, as they are perfect for a quick, easy dinner after a long work day. I added fennel to give this classic leek and potato soup a little twist. It adds a sweet anise flavor that really lifts the soup and makes it different.

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