Grannydragon's Cock-A-Leekie Soup |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 35 Minutes |
Ready In: 50 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Simple, soothing and comforting. Probably our families all time favorite soup. You have got to make this with your own homemade chicken stock. I have a freezer full of stocks. May I suggest Kittencal's Turkey Stock recipe, only make it from a chicken carcass. When serving you can add a bit of cream or 1/2 & 1/2 to the bowl, I do not! Ingredients:
1 1/2 bunches leeks, throughly rinsed and diced |
2 onions, peeled and diced |
3 stalks celery, diced, leaves included |
1/4 lb butter or 1/4 lb chicken fat |
4 cups chicken stock |
2 lbs red potatoes, with peels on, diced |
salt and pepper |
half-and-half (optional) |
Directions:
1. Throughly rinse leeks to remove inner sandy grit.
2. Sautee diced leeks, onions, and celery in butter, in a soup pot, until soft.
3. Add homemade chicken stock and potatoes. Simmer 35 minutes or less, testing for the tenderness of the potatoes.
4. Adjust the seasonings.
5. At this point you could add half and half to thicken. I never do! However,DO NOT boil after the addition of the 1/2 and 1/2.
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