Tonight after dinner I decided to try out making leek and potato soup. I haven't made this type of soup before so wasn't sure how it would go. Luckily my mum emailed me a recipe. I pretty much followed it....... but excluded the bacon, used random fresh herbs (it was dark outside!) and haven't added the milk. For once I remembered to take photos - but, to be honest, it's pretty bland looking really.
I didn't bother sticking to the recipe too closely - especially on the quantity side of things. What I did was : slowly cooked one chopped onion and one sliced leek in a little oil until soft. Added 3 chopped potatoes (volume wise there was probably equal leek and potato), salt, pepper, fresh herbs (I think I ended up with a mix of fresh marjoram and oregano) and enough chicken stock to cover the veges. I cooked it up until the vegetables were tender, cooled it and then blended it until smooth. I tasted it and it was delicious.
The bonus of this recipe is that it works out really cheap - the leek cost me $1.30, potatoes from the garden, herbs from the garden. Yup, pretty darn frugal. :)
Of course I had already had dinner when I made the soup so it's destined to the fridge and freezer. Yum! Here are the photos.
Looks good. This is a soup I will try sometime.
ReplyDeleteTrust you to fiddle with the recipe - it looks delicious though. It's a soup that I order if it's on the menu (had it at the Jazz Club) - find that, with a bread roll, it's really filling. I wonder how it will go frozen? Try it with the bacon next time - it does add a bit of bite to it.
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