potato leek soup i

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 5 pounds white potatoes, peeled and quartered
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 2 leeks, bulb only
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup white
• salt to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• cook potatoes in chicken stock until soft. set aside, do not drain.
• put potatoes in the work bowl of a food processor in batches. add 5 cups of chicken stock from the potato cooking pot. puree until smooth.
• half the leeks lengthwise, and soak in water to clean. finely slice. saute in butter until transparent. add white , and cook for 3 minutes.
• in a soup pot, combine remaining cup of chicken stock from the potato cooking pot and sauteed leeks. stir in pureed potatoes, and bring to a simmer. season with salt and white pepper. cook to desired consistency, adding more stock if necessary. garnish with parsley.