Blowing and blizzarding winds.
Wind chill temps of -20 degrees.
Near white out conditions out the window.
You the get the idea. We had a major arctic blast. And while we are certainly used to it where we live (and I do love where we live – we have the most amazing spring, summer, and fall here!), I just didn’t want to look at it anymore!
I hunkered down in my kitchen, flipped the oven on to keep the house warm with a succulent roasted chicken, and got my girls to work at the stovetop with some comforting potato and leek soup.
Potato and Leek Soup
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup friendly fat to cook in butter, coconut oil, tallow/lard
- 5 medium/large organic potatoes cubed
- 4 organic leeks sliced and rinsed of sand
- 3 cloves garlic coarsely chopped
- 2 quarts chicken bone broth or beef bone broth
- 1 ½ tsp dried thyme
- Sea salt and pepper to taste
- Optional chopped chives to garnish
Instructions
- In a large soup pot, melt the friendly fat and add the potatoes and leeks with a large pinch of sea salt. Combine and cook on medium for about 10 minutes until the potatoes are fork tender and the sea salt has drawn out the juices and sweetened the leeks.
- Add the garlic and cook for a minute
- Add the bone broth and thyme, and bring to a simmer for about 5 minutes.
- Turn the heat off, and use an immersion blender to puree the soup completely. You could also use a regular blender to do the puree.
- Add your sea salt and pepper to taste and garnish each bowl with the chives.
- Store leftovers in the fridge for a few days or in the freezer for months.
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Talk to me! How’s the winter weather where you live? Let me know if you give the soup a try!
Renee I do not envy you with those kind of temps!! This soup looks like just what one would need to warm up though. Yummy!
Haha Krystal 😉 I know right?! We have pretty amazing spring/summer/ fall here with gorgeous weather and summers spent at the beach but our winters are for the birds 😉 Maybe I should come crash with you from December through March!
Yum! This looks really delicious! I love adding coconut cream to soups like this for a little sweetness. Thanks for sharing!
Yum. Leeks are so fun to work with. I can’t wait to try it.
I’ve had a potato & leek soup before but I personally have never made it nor have I cooked with leeks before, this would be great for a first-timer! 😉
I like that you are able to use more of the leek green since it gets pureed. I always hate composting that part. This looks delicious!
Mmmmm…potato leek soup is one of my favorites! This looks like a great recipe – thanks for sharing it!
This looks so good! This is one of my all time favorite comfort soups. Yum!
This looks so delicious! So perfect on a cold day like today!
As always, just gorgeous.
I love growing leeks so this soup would be perfect. Do you use the whole leek?
PS Our New Jersey winter has been awful.
Hi Anna! I do go most of the way up the green and use a lot of the leek for this! Go for it!
I don’t eat meat….what is good to use instead for the broth?
You can use vegetable broth!