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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: franksolich on December 16, 2012, 12:51:31 PM
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bif (14,881 posts) Wed Dec 5, 2012, 11:35 AM
Leek & Potato Soup recipe
http://cookingwiththemark.blogspot.com/
Made this last night. It was wonderful!
cbayer (114,809 posts) Wed Dec 5, 2012, 12:44 PM
1. What in the world made it that color?
When I make it, it is white with maybe a little green tinge.
And I love, love, love it cold (vichyssoises).
^^^lives on a cramped little boat; has a son who had to be scared straight of something.
bif (14,881 posts) Wed Dec 5, 2012, 12:53 PM
2. Food coloring!
Just kidding. I think I use more of the green part of the leeks than you do.
cbayer (114,809 posts) Wed Dec 5, 2012, 12:56 PM
3. Do you like it cold as well?
This is one of my favorite dishes and I was surprised how easy it was to make.
Great site, btw. I do, however, wish you would post the recipes here, then add a link.
Just my personal preference. My connection is often very slow and I won't open a link if I don't have to.
Well, well. Sigh.
As a personal favor to the cbayer primitive, I went to the link for her.
Not that the cbayer primitive's going to like franksolich any more for doing it.
Leek & Potato Soup
This is a great recipe for those cold winter nights. The beauty of it is it doesn't require a lot of ingredients and you can whip up a batch in just over an hour--although, like most soups, it tastes better the longer you cook it.
Ingredients
4 leeks, chopped (white and light green parts only)
1 large onion, chopped
2 Russet potatoes, pealed and chopped
2 cans reduced sodium chicken broth
4 cups water
1 slice white bread
Pepper top taste
1 t thyme
Sour cream (optional)
Directions
In a large stock bot saute the leeks and onion in a bit of olive oil until translucent. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered for 45 minutes to an hour. Remove from heat and puree with a hand blender. Reheat and serve with a dollop of sour cream.
Warpy (66,069 posts) Wed Dec 5, 2012, 01:43 PM
4. I was wondering that, as well. It's really unappealing
My own recipe is Julia Child's recipe of potato, leek, water or stock, and black pepper, either heavy cream or butter to finish. It's the easiest thing in the world, good hot or cold.
It's the color of the potatoes you used with an occasional pale green fleck of pureed leek.
^^^the beauty queen of Skins's island, the old tart Ms. Hindenberg.
bif (14,881 posts) Wed Dec 5, 2012, 02:11 PM
5. I'm having a cup of it right now
And it's pretty green. I thought maybe I added too much saturation in Photoshop, but it's fairly close. The photo makes it look a little more yellow that it actually is. But like I said, I added a lot of the green part of the leeks.
I'll have to try it cold although it's pretty thick when it's cold.
cbayer (114,809 posts) Wed Dec 5, 2012, 03:27 PM
8. You may want to thin it with more broth if you try it cold.
Some chives or snipped scallions on top make it even better.
applegrove (56,600 posts) Wed Dec 5, 2012, 02:44 PM
6. Did you eat it hot or cold. I love cold vichyssoise.
<<<as a little lad, once had vichyssoise in some fancy restaurant in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.
<<<squawked about it, so the tuxedo'd waiter had to take it back to the kitchen to heat it up.
bif (14,881 posts) Wed Dec 5, 2012, 03:25 PM
7. Heated it up in the microwave
But I'll try it cold tomorrow.
pinto (96,102 posts) Wed Dec 5, 2012, 04:01 PM
9. I love leek & potato soup. I make it about the same, simple.
I've had it as is off the stove, a hot soup. Then reheated the next day and blended like this with some sour cream.
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Is it supposed to be that color?
:rofl:
Just call it PotaPtomaine Soup!
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I found a photo of cbayer the thread slayer's boat.
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