Potato Leek Soup

Source: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/256108/potato-leek-soup-vichyssoise/

Tags: side, soup

Ingredients

• 4 strips of bacon cut into lardons
• 1 leek (~1/2 lb) cleaned, and chopped
• 1 sweet onion (~1 lb) diced
• 1.5 lbs yukon gold potatoes, peeled, cut into eighths
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup heavy cream
• Cayenne, salt to taste

Steps

1. Cook the bacon over medium heat rendering fat. Once crisp transfer to a paper towel lined plate
2. Add leeks, onion, and salt, and cook slowly over medium-low heat until paste like 30 - 40 mintues
3. Add potatoes, chicken broth, and more salt to pot. Cook until potatoes are soft ~30 minutes
4. Puree the mixture with a blender
5. return to pot, and bring up to serving temperature taste for seasoning (cayenne, salt), I added a bit of cholula