Bacon, Leek and Potato Soup
Bacon, Leek and Potato Soup

Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, bacon, leek and potato soup. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Bacon, Leek and Potato Soup is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Bacon, Leek and Potato Soup is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

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.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have bacon, leek and potato soup using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Bacon, Leek and Potato Soup:
  1. Get 500 grams bacon
  2. Make ready 2 tbsp olive oil
  3. Get 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped
  4. Get 3 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
  5. Get 2 stick celery, sliced
  6. Make ready 1 bunch leeks, sliced
  7. Take 2 clove garlic, peeled and sliced
  8. Prepare 5 large potatoes, peeled and diced
  9. Get 1 1/2 liter stock, vegetable or chicken or beef
  10. Get 250 ml fresh cream
  11. Get salt and ground black pepper

I love that The Husband loves soup (especially this Leek and Potato Soup!) AND agrees that it can be dinner more regularly than most people I know. Potato, leek, and smoked bacon soup is made from the kind of staples that few Irish kitchens are ever without, with the potatoes forming the basis of a rustic and substantial meal in a bowl. The smoky flavor from the bacon gives this soup magnificent depth — and parsley pesto is an updated version of what. Unfortunately potato soup does not fall into the "I'll pass" category.

Instructions to make Bacon, Leek and Potato Soup:
  1. Preheat a large pan on high heat. Fry bacon until crispy, remove from pan, dice and set aside.
  2. In a large pot, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Followed by the onion, carrots, celery, leeks, garlic and mix together with a spoon. Cook for around 10 minutes with the lid on, stirring every 2-3 minutes. Until the carrots have softened, but are still holding their shape.
  3. Now add, the bacon, (keep a few pieces for garnish) potatoes and the stock into the pot. Stir the soup and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
  4. Add the cream, bring it to the boil and simmer for a further 5 minutes.
  5. Remove the pot from the heat. Season with salt and pepper. Pulse until smooth using a hand blender or liquidizer. Divide between your serving bowls and sprinkle the rest of the bacon on top.

The smoky flavor from the bacon gives this soup magnificent depth — and parsley pesto is an updated version of what. Unfortunately potato soup does not fall into the "I'll pass" category. It's hearty and filling and so full of leek flavor and also — bacon. This version of Potato Leek Soup is a little lighter with low sodium chicken broth and low fat milk, but is still full of amazing potato cozy. It's a simple soup, uncomplicated and delightful, and it begins first by sauteing leeks in butter.

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