Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, leek, fennel and potato soup. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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I added fennel to give this classic leek and potato soup a little twist. It adds a sweet anise flavor that really lifts the soup and makes it different. I add bacon to give an extra level of complexity.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have leek, fennel and potato soup using 6 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Leek, fennel and potato soup:
- Get 2 tbsp butter
- Take 3 cups chopped leeks
- Get 2 cups chopped fennel
- Get 1 L chicken broth
- Prepare 2 Yukon gold potatoes
- Get Fennel fronds and tarragon for garnishing
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. Add watercress for potage au cresson, serve it chilled for Vichyssoise — or top it with bacon. Add broth and potatoes, and bring to a boil. Purée soup in batches in food processor.
Steps to make Leek, fennel and potato soup:
- In a large pot, melt 2 tbsp butter over medium heat. Sauté 3 cups of chopped leeks and 2 cups of chopped fennel.
- When these turn translucent, add 1 L of water and a chicken bouillon cube. Bring to a boil.
- Add 2 diced Yukon Gold potatoes. Simmer until potatoes become very tender.
- Add salt to taste and fennel fronds and tarragon to garnish. Here’s a photo of the puréed version.
I made this soup, but I added more potatoes, and a bit of half and half and sprinkled some Parmesan cheese to thicken it. Add potato, water, salt, fennel seeds, pepper, and broth, and bring to a boil. Place half of the soup in a blender; process until smooth. Pour pureed soup into a bowl. Add onions, leeks, potatoes and butter buds.
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