Today, all day, I’ve been craving potato leek soup, and thus I decided to make some for dinner. Crazy, right? Craving is now fulfilled and I’ve got soup leftovers for later in the week. Yum 😀
Potato Leek soup for me is a really cozy favorite when it comes to soups, I love it. It’s nothing special, but oh so special! If there’s a comfy soup that just makes you feel loved and safe and like you’re wearing pjs tucked into bed and it’s just
That. That’s potato leek soup for me, and to clarify the answer to the question earlier: yup, maybe a little. So, what’s so special about potato leek soup, you might wonder, it’s just potato and leek blended together with a touch of cream. No, that’s where you’re wrong, here’s how I make it.
Peel and dice or slice or roughly chop potatoes, then do the same to parsnips. Now, if you’re wondering about measurements, then you’re sadly going to have to keep wondering because I didn’t measure anything. Now the bag of potatoes we had in the fridge originally contained 900g, but it was open and I can’t really say how much had been previously used. But think about 1/3 parsnip 2/3 potatoes and the parsnip-potato ratio will be about the same as mine 😛
Then leek, oh about 10-15 cm of it I used, I think, but, basically, use a loot of leek, wash roughly chop it too. Then fry it gently in a pan with a bit of butter, oil or margarine whatever you have and feel like, just make sure the potato, parsnip and leek doesn’t colour. Pour on some coconut milk I used about 4-5 tablespoons, you want a bit for the creaminess and flavour but not too much. I had the potatoes and parsnips in a bowl of water as I was working on peeling and chopping them so they wouldn’t go bad while they waited, I took about 0.5 litres of that water and then some extra from the tap, you want it to be a cloudy water that covers the potato and a tad more. After that, I added half a stock cube of chicken stock and half a veggie one.
Then let it boil until the potatoes and parsnip pieces are soft, whatever time that may take, for me about ten minutes, but it varies depending on how small the pieces are. So if you need it to be even quicker, make tiny pieces! 😀 When it’s soft, season with some pepper and salt, then blend until smooth.
I ate it with half a slice of my rye sourdough bread, just because the soup has to cool a bit before eating it, sadly. But also, yum! 😛 So nice!
This, for me, made about 4 portions, but as I’ve not really guided you enough to safely say anything about how much you’re getting, all I’ll say is: “Trust me, it won’t be enough!”
‘Til next time, make and eat whatever meal is just this for you. Or try mine if you don’t have one. 😀