French

Leek and Potato Soup

Name: Leek and Potato Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: FRENCH
Ingredients: 2 UNITS Leeks; 400 GRAM Potatoes; 20 GRAM Butter; 800 MILLILITER Vegetable stock; 50 MILLILITER Cream; 0 TASTE Salt

Potage Parmentier, a creamy and comforting French soup.

Prep

10min

Cook

30min

Total

40min

"For a lighter version, skip the cream."

Jean-Pierre Laurent

Ingredients

Leeks 2 Units

Potatoes 400 g

Butter 20 g

Vegetable stock 800 ml

Cream 50 ml

Salt To taste

Directions

1.Sweat

Slice the leeks and cook them in the butter over medium-low heat for 5 minutes without browning.

2.Simmer

Add the peeled and diced potatoes and the stock. Simmer for 20 minutes until the potatoes are very soft.

3.Blend

Blend until smooth, stir in the cream and season with salt.