Showing posts with label leek and potato soup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label leek and potato soup. Show all posts

Friday, December 28, 2012

Vichyssoise (leek and potato soup)

This was a beautiful pot of soup. Shared with friends...verdict: creamy!

Nice lookin' potatoes.
Chopped up and soaking in cold water.
A big bunch of leeks - sometimes I get lucky in Korea and score some useful ingredients for a good price. I think these were around $1.40.
Close-up...
Onions and garlic - I wanted to make my own broth, because my neighbor is a vegetarian, so I didn't use chicken stock, as most people do when they make vichyssoise. 
Leeks all chopped up and ready to go. I use a lot of the green parts as well; though the soup doesn't look as white, they add a great deal of flavor, and I don't feel guilty for wasting food.
On the way to a nice broth - browning onions and garlic in a big mess of melted butter.

The finished product. I missed a few steps with the camera, but you can use your imagination to fill in the details.