Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, bacon potato leek soup. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Melt the butter in a large pan, then fry the bacon and onion, stirring until they start to turn golden. Tip in the leeks and potatoes, stir well, then cover and turn down the heat. Potato leek soup, or potage parmentier, is a French classic. It's one of the first dishes I learned to make in culinary school, right after a proper omelet, because it's an essential base soup in French cuisine.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have bacon potato leek soup using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Bacon Potato Leek Soup:
- Prepare 1 onion
- Get 2 leeks
- Get 6 large potatoes
- Make ready 10 thick bacon slices
- Take 1 carton low sodium chicken stock
- Take 2 bay leaves
- Take 1 tbsp Italian Spices
- Take 1 tbsp minced garlic
- Make ready 1/2 cup cream
- Get Croutons to garnish
A creamy and thick Potato & Leek Soup, with the delicious addition of bacon (makes all things better), this soup is an excellent winter warmer. Potatoes, leeks and bacon team up in a flavorful soup you'll love paired with crusty bread or a nice salad. Bacon flavors this hearty potato soup, along with leeks and onions. Serve with crusty rolls or cornbread and a tossed salad for a delicious and satisfying meal.
Steps to make Bacon Potato Leek Soup:
- Cook bacon in a Dutch pot until crispy.
- Drain bacon and set aside.
- Return pot to stove, add leeks, onions and garlic. Cook until softened.
- Add chicken stock, 3/4 of the bacon, potatoes, bay leaves, Italian spices. Cook until potatoes are soft.
- Remove pot from stove. Remove bay leaves. Add cream.
- Using hand mixer, mix ingredients to thickness desired. We like it semi chunky.
- Pour into bowls. Add croutons and left over 1/4 bacon to garnish.
Bacon flavors this hearty potato soup, along with leeks and onions. Serve with crusty rolls or cornbread and a tossed salad for a delicious and satisfying meal. Potato and leek soup is one of those meals that every home cook should have in his or her repertoire. In Rachel's Irish Family Food, Rachel Allen adds even more complexity to the standard purée by building the soup base with smoky bacon. Potato Leek Soup is a classic!
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