Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Leek, Potato Soup

Ingredients:

Washed and diced leeks-1cup
Diced potatoes-1cup
Diced onions-1/2cup
Vegetable broth-1QT
Oil-1Tbsp
Dried thyme -1/2tsp
Dried Parsley-1/2tsp
Dried oregano-1/2tsp
Dried basil-1/2tsp
Minced garlic-1tsp
Salt-1tsp or as per taste
Crushed black pepper-1tsp
Milk - 2 cups


Method:

Heat oil in a pot, add minced garlic, fry little and add diced onions, leeks and potatoes and salt, saute for 5 minutes on medium heat and add half the vegetable broth, cover the pot and cook until potatoes turn soft. Remove from heat, transfer to a blender and grind into a paste. Place the leak potato paste in the 3qt pot add remaining broth, and cook until it comes to boil. Add all the dried herbs, milk,and mix everything together and cook for 3-4 minutes, add crushed black pepper at the end. Serve hot with bread.

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