An all time family favourite. Garnish with finely chopped chives or grill a few slices of smoked bacon until really crisp and scatter over the top
Ingredients
- 25g (1oz) butter
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 4 large leeks, thinly sliced
- 450g (1lb) potatoes, peeled and chopped
- 850ml (1½ pt) light chicken stock or water
- 150ml (¼pt) whipping cream
- chopped chives, to garnish
Preparation
Melt the butter in a large saucepan, add the onion and leeks, cover and sweat the vegetables for 10 minutes until soft but without any colour. Add the potatoes, season with salt and pepper, pour on the stock and bring to the boil. Lower the heat and simmer gently for 25 minutes.
Liquidise the soup, return to a clean pan and add the cream. Reheat, without boiling, taste for seasoning then ladle into warmed soup bowls. Scatter over the chopped chives and serve immediately.








































































