Time 30m Yield 3-3/4 cups. Number Of Ingredients 12 Steps:
In a large saucepan, saute leeks and celery in butter until tender. Stir in the broth, potatoes, carrot, thyme, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Cool slightly., Transfer to a blender; cover and process until smooth. Return to the pan. Whisk a small amount of soup into buttermilk; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Add dill; heat through (do not boil). Garnish if desired.
Time 1h40m Yield 6 servings Number Of Ingredients 9 Steps:
Chop the leeks into small pieces. In a 6-quart saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the leeks and a heavy pinch of salt and sweat for 5 minutes. Decrease the heat to medium-low and cook until the leeks are tender, approximately 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the potatoes and the vegetable broth, increase the heat to medium-high, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and gently simmer until the potatoes are soft, approximately 45 minutes. Turn off the heat and puree the mixture with an immersion blender until smooth. Stir in the heavy cream, buttermilk, and white pepper. Taste and adjust seasoning if desired. Sprinkle with chives and serve immediately, or chill and serve cold.
Time 45m Yield 8 servings Number Of Ingredients 12 Steps:
Melt butter on medium heat in a large pot. Add the chopped leeks and stir until coated with butter. Cover the pot and lower heat, cook for around 10 minutes until the leeks have softened. Increase to medium-high. Add garlic, potatoes, salt, and pepper. Cook for 1 minute, then add vegetable broth, water, thyme, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Lower heat and cover pot with a lid and simmer for 15 minutes, or until potatoes are tender and easily speared by a fork. Uncover and remove thyme and bay leaf. Use an immersion or countertop blender to blend the soup until smooth. Stir in chives and hot sauce (optional). Allow to cool 2 minutes and serve. Enjoy!
Time 1h Yield 6 Number Of Ingredients 5 Steps:
In a large saucepan or stockpot, bring potatoes and chicken broth to a boil. Cook until potatoes are tender. Meanwhile, place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, reserving 3 tablespoons of grease and set aside. Sautee the leeks in the frying pan with the reserved bacon grease 8 to 10 minutes. When the potatoes are tender, stir in the fried leeks, heavy cream and bacon. Stir to blend and remove from heat. Serve hot.
Time 40m Yield 1 serving(s) Number Of Ingredients 10 Steps:
Place potatoes, onion and celery in saucepan. Add water and season with salt and pepper. Partly cover and bring to boil. Cook 18 minutes over medium heat or according to size of potatoes. Potatoes should be fully cooked. Drain vegetables, but keep the liquid! You`ll need it Return the liquid to the saucepan. Cook over high heat reduce the liquid by 1/4 of original amount. While waiting for liquid to reduce preheat the milk. I recommend 55 to 130 seconds depending on microwave oven. Milk should be warm if dropped on the wrist. Remove saucepan from heat. Pour milk into saucepan, stirring constantly. Add cooked vegetables, nutmeg and dill. Pepper to taste. Cook 4 minutes over very low heat. Do not allow milk to boil at any time during aforementioned step. Sprinkle with chervil and Voila!
Time 1h Yield 4 to 6 servings Number Of Ingredients 11 Steps:
In a medium saucepan, cover 1/2 of the diced potatoes with cold water, and season with salt. Bring to a boil, and blanch until potatoes are tender, about 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat, drain and reserve. In a large pot over medium heat, melt the butter. Add onions and leeks, and stir. Cover pot and saute, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Uncover, and add remaining potatoes, bouquet garni, salt, pepper, chicken stock and cream. Stir. Bring the soup to a simmer over medium heat, uncovered. Simmer until potatoes are soft, about 15 minutes. Remove potatoes from heat; drain and reserve. Using a food processor or blender, puree the soup in batches. Season to taste. Return soup to pot; add blanched potatoes and simmer over medium heat. When liquid simmers, add watercress and scallops. Cook 30 seconds, stirring once. Ladle soup into warm bowls; sprinkle with chives.
Time 6h20m Yield 6 servings (about 1-1/2 quarts). Number Of Ingredients 10 Steps:
Finely chop white portion of leek. Cut leek greens into thin strips; reserve for topping. In a 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker, combine potatoes, cauliflowerets, seasonings, broth and chopped leek. Cook, covered, on low 6-8 hours or until vegetables are tender., In a small skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add reserved leek greens; cook 3-5 minutes. Puree soup using an immersion blender. Or cool soup slightly and puree in batches in a blender. Stir in lemon juice. Top with leek greens and, if desired, sour cream.
Time 1h15m Yield 6 servings Number Of Ingredients 13 Steps:
Halve the leeks lengthwise and rinse away any grit. Thinly slice the leeks crosswise. In a small square of cheesecloth, tie together bay leaves, thyme, sage, parsley and celery leaves if using. Melt the butter or heat the oil in the bottom of a large pot over medium-high heat. Stir in the leeks and cook, stirring frequently, until leeks are soft and dark golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the garlic for the last 3 minutes of cooking. Stir in stock or water, the sachet of herbs, the salt and pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce immediately to medium-low; simmer for 5 minutes. Add the potatoes and simmer soup until potatoes are very tender and falling apart, about 45 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning. If desired, drizzle a small amount of cream into each bowl when serving, and top with parsley for garnish.
