Potato Leek Soup
Ingredients
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About 2 pounds of leeks. Separate white part from green, throw out green, thinly chop white (doesn't have to be intense chopping though, you're gonna blend it all later)
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2-3 pounds of cooking potatoes. Wash, peel, cut up. Don't have to be tiny, just small enough to boil
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Like a lot of butter. Usually ~1/4 cup but it's flexible. Cut it up into some smaller cubes so it's easier to melt later
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6 cups broth of choice
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Salt, black pepper, white pepper
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Optional: ~1/4-1/2 cup of heavy cream or light cream, at roughly room temp
Recipe
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Melt butter in soup pot or Dutch oven on medium heat.
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Add chopped leeks and some salt. Sauté for ~5 minutes in the butter til they start to go translucent
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Add broth, potatoes, some more salt, a decent amount of black pepper, a small amount of white pepper
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Bring the whole deal to a boil while stirring every now and then
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Reduce to simmer, cover, cook for ~20-25 minutes. It's inexact - your main goal is everything gets mushy and cooks together
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Add cream if using, a small amount at a time, stirring constantly so that it blends in without curdling
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Optional but STRONGLY recommended: use an immersion blender to blend the whole deal into one perfect thick blended soup