Leek and potato soup
Silky, mellow soup that costs pennies and warms everyone up. Serve with buttered rolls.
Ingredients
- 3 Leeks, sliced and washed
- 600 g Potatoes, peeled and diced
- 1 Onions, chopped
- 30 g Butter
- 2 Vegetable stock cubes, made up with 900ml hot water
- 200 ml Milk
- 1 g Black pepper
- 4 Bread rolls
- 20 g Butter, for the rolls
Method
- Melt the butter in a large pan and cook the leeks and onion gently for 8 minutes, without browning.
- Add the potatoes and stock, bring to the boil, then simmer for 15 minutes until the potatoes are completely soft.
- Blend with a stick blender until smooth, then stir in the milk and heat through for 2 minutes without boiling.
- Season with pepper and serve with warm, buttered rolls.