Potato & Leek Soup
January 22, 2012
Yields 4 servings, 40 minutes cook time.
- 3 Tbs unsalted butter
- 4 med sized Yukon Gold potatoes scrubbed, peeled (optional). Cut into chunks.
- 4 leeks washed & chopped (remove green leaves)
- 1/4 tsp white pepper
Melt butter, stir in potatoes & leeks & white pepper, cook over medium heat, stir occasionally until leeks are soft.
- 5 Cups chicken broth
Add broth, simmer uncovered until potatoes are very tender, about 30 minutes (depending on size of chunks). Remove from heat, use hand blender to puree. Taste and adjust salt & pepper.
Butternut Squash Soup
January 22, 2012
Modified from BonAppetite/Epicurious, 30 Min cooking time, serves 8.
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 large onion chopped
- 4 large garlic cloves minced.
Melt butter and saute onion & garlic 10 minutes (do not brown).
- 3 lbs butternut squash chopped into 1 ” cubes (or mix half buternut and half acorn squash)
- 1 dark flesh sweet potato or jewel yam – chopped 1″ cubes
- 1/4 tsp each of fresh Thyme and Sage minced.
- 5 1/2 -6 cups chicken broth.
Add squash, herbs & broth to sauteed onions, bring to boil, reduce heat to simmer, cook covered for 20 minutes.
- 1/4 cup whipping cream
- 2 tsp Sugar
Remove from heat, puree with hand held blender. Add whipping cream & sugar.
Split Pea Soup
January 4, 2012
This takes about 2 hours to cook. For every 2 cups of dry peas use 2 cups water (or chicken broth). You can add bacon or ham bone to the soup. Makes 4-6 servings.
- 6 slices bacon, chopped 2″ long (or add a pinch smoked paprika for smokey flavor)
- 1 1/2 large onions, chopped
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 8 Cups chicken broth
- 1 3/4 cups dry split peas
- 1/2 tsp dried rosemary or sprig of fresh
- Salt & pepper to taste
Saute bacon in pan and save grease (optional) or if not using bacon: add some oil and saute onion, carrot and garlic until soften (about 6 minutes). Add broth, peas and rosemary, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer about 2 hours. Stir occasionally. Remove lid for last 1/2 hour while simmering. When soup has reached desired consistency, add salt & pepper. You can use hand blender to puree soup a bit.
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