Creamy Leek Soup
The most delicate leek soup — a dish for gourmets! It has a subtle, refined flavor, a lovely creamy color with a hint of green, and a velvety texture. For a soup that's both tasty and pleasantly thick, use a starchy, floury variety of potato.
Cooking method
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Step 1:
Gather the ingredients for the leek soup: leeks, potatoes, cream, water, salt, ground black pepper, and butter.
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Step 2:
Cut off the tough green tops of the leeks — we'll use only the white part. Trim off the root end, too. Slice the leeks lengthwise, separate the layers, and rinse thoroughly. Take washing seriously: grit and sand love to hide between the layers. Cut the cleaned leeks into half-moons or rings.
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Step 3:
Melt the butter in a heavy-bottomed pot. Add the leeks and cook over medium heat, stirring, until soft — don't let them brown.
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Step 4:
Wash and peel the potatoes. Cut them into small pieces and add them to the pot with the leeks. Pour in the water — the amount is approximate; it should just cover the potatoes. Add salt and pepper, bring to a boil, and cook for 20–25 minutes, until the potatoes are completely tender.
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Step 5:
Pour in the cream (I used 10%), heat the soup almost to a boil, and take it off the heat.
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Step 6:
Blend everything with an immersion blender until smooth and silky. Serve the leek soup right away. Top each bowl with finely diced bell pepper, a sprinkle of chopped herbs, and a little grated nutmeg.
- It's very important to wash the leeks thoroughly so no sand ends up in the soup. Instead of water, you can use vegetable broth for a richer, fuller flavor. Use natural butter that's as fresh and high-quality as possible.
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Ripe potatoes - 80 kcal/100g
- Baked potatoes - 70 kcal/100g
- Mashed potatoes - 380 kcal/100g
- Boiled potatoes - 82 kcal/100g
- Potatoes in uniform - 74 kcal/100g
- Fried potatoes - 192 kcal/100g
- Buttermilk - 36 kcal/100g
- Cream of 20% fat content - 300 kcal/100g
- Cream of 10% fat content - 120 kcal/100g
- Cream - 300 kcal/100g
- Ground black pepper - 255 kcal/100g
- Butter 82% - 734 kcal/100g
- Amateur unsalted butter - 709 kcal/100g
- Unsalted peasant butter - 661 kcal/100g
- Peasant salted butter - 652 kcal/100g
- Melted butter - 869 kcal/100g
- Leek - 33 kcal/100g
- Salt - 0 kcal/100g
- Water - 0 kcal/100g
