Leek Bacon Potato Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Make the croutons: Melt 1 tablespoon butter, then mix with the paprika in a bowl. Add the bread cubes and toss. Spread on a baking sheet and bake until golden, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook the bacon in a large saucepan over medium heat until crisp, about 8 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate. Discard all but about 1 tablespoon fat from the pan. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon butter, then add the leeks and garlic; cover and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the broth, 2 cups water, the potatoes and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper; cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer, partially covered, until the potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Puree half the soup in a blender (remove the filler cap to let steam escape), then return to the pot. Add the cream and bring to a simmer. Add the peas and cook until tender, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Serve topped with the croutons, bacon and parsley.

Steps:

• Put the chicken stock, potatoes, leeks, celery, bay leaf and thyme in a large pot and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Boil until the potatoes are soft, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove the bay leaf. Using an immersion blender (or in batches in a blender or food processor), blend the soup until smooth. Pour the soup into a medium pot; add the cream and simmer until the soup has thickened, about 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Chop the leeks into small pieces.
• In a 6-quart saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the leeks and a heavy pinch of salt and sweat for 5 minutes. Decrease the heat to medium-low and cook until the leeks are tender, approximately 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the potatoes and the vegetable broth, increase the heat to medium-high, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and gently simmer until the potatoes are soft, approximately 45 minutes.
• Turn off the heat and puree the mixture with an immersion blender until smooth. Stir in the heavy cream, buttermilk, and white pepper. Taste and adjust seasoning if desired. Sprinkle with chives and serve immediately, or chill and serve cold.

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large pan, then fry the bacon and onion, stirring until they start to turn golden. Tip in the leeks and potatoes, stir well, then cover and turn down the heat. Cook gently for 5 mins, shaking the pan every now and then to make sure that the mixture doesn't catch.
• Pour in the stock, season well and bring to the boil. Cover and simmer for 20 mins until the vegetables are soft. Leave to cool for a few mins, then blend in a food processor in batches until smooth. Return to the pan, pour in the cream and stir well. Taste and season if necessary. Serve scattered with tasty crisp bacon and eat with toasted or warm crusty bread on the side.

Steps:

• Heat a medium soup pot or deep sided skillet over medium-high heat. To the hot pan add a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil and the bacon. Cook bacon until brown and crisp. Add the chopped celery. Take peeled carrots and lay flat on cutting board. Hold each carrot at root end and use the vegetable peeler to make long, thin strips of the carrot. Chop the thin slices into small carrot bits or carrot chips, 1/2-inch wide. Add the chips to celery and stir. Cut leeks lengthwise and then into 1/2-inch half moons. Place the leeks into a colander and run under rushing cold water, separating the layers to wash away all the trapped grit. When the leeks are separated and clean, shake off water and add to celery and carrots. Stir veggies together, add a bay leaf and season with salt and pepper. While the leeks cook to wilt, 3 to 4 minutes, slice the potatoes.
• Cut each potato across into thirds. Stand each piece of potato upright and thinly slice it. The pieces will look like raw potato chips.
• Add stock to vegetables and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and add potatoes and tomatoes. Cook 8 to 10 minutes until potatoes are tender and starting to break up a bit. Add bacon and parsley and stir. Adjust seasonings. Serve immediately with crusty bread.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or stockpot, bring cubed potatoes and chicken broth to a boil. Cook until potatoes are tender (about 25 minutes). Meanwhile, place bacon pieces in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, reserving 2 tablespoons of grease and set aside. Saute the leeks in the frying pan with the reserved bacon grease 8 minutes or until tender (if you didn't want to saute the leeks in bacon grease, you could use a tablespoon of butter or olive oil instead).
• When the potatoes are tender, stir in the fried leeks, heavy cream, bacon, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Cook on medium for 5 minutes. Then, stir in 1/2 cup shredded cheese and 2 tablespoons corn starch and remove from heat. You can always add more corn starch for a thicker soup. Serve hot.

Steps:

• In a large heavy pot melt the butter over medium heat. Add the leeks, onion, garlic, and 2 tablespoons of water and cook approximately 10 minutes or until the leeks are golden brown.
• Add potatoes and broth, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer approximately 10 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender. Stir in tarragon, cream and yogurt, season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Saute the potato, leeks and bacon in a stock pot with the olive oil until soft but not coloured.
• Add the stock and simmer until the potatoes are tender.
• Liquidize and return to the pot.
• Add the milk and black pepper to taste.
• Bring back up to heat and serve.

Steps:

• Heat a medium soup pot over medium-high heat.
• Add a small amount of EVOO and the bacon.
• Cook the bacon until brown and crisp.
• Remove the bacon to drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
• Drain all but 2 tablespoons of remaining fat from pot then add the chopped celery.
• Take peeled carrots and lay flat on cutting board.
• Holding each carrot at root end, use the vegetable peeler to make long, thin strips of carrot.
• Chop the thin slices into small carrot bits (or chips), approximately 1/2 inch wide.
• Add the chips to celery and continue to stir.
• Cut leeks lengthwise and then into 1/2 inch half moons.
• Place dirty slices into colander and run under rushing cold water, separating all the layers so you can wash away all the trapped dirt.
• When the leeks are separated and clean, shake off water and add to celery and carrots.
• Stir these veggies together, adding a bay leaf and seasoning with salt and pepper.
• While the leeks cook (until they wilt 3-4 minutes), slice the potatoes.
• Cut each potato into thirds across.
• Stand each potato third upright and slice it thinly(The pieces will look like raw potato chips).
• Now adding stock to vegetables, bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat then add potatoes and tomatoes.
• Cook 8-10 minutes until potatoes are tender and starting to break up a bit.
• Add bacon and parsley, stirring.
• Adjust seasonings to taste (don't forget to remove bay leaf).
• Serve immediately.
• Enjoy!;).

Steps:

• Cook bacon in medium skillet on medium-high heat 5 min. or until bacon is lightly browned, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, bring broth to boil in medium saucepan. Add leeks, potatoes and pepper; simmer 10 min. or until potatoes are tender. Remove from heat.
• Reserve 1/4 cup bacon. Add remaining bacon and milk to soup; blend, in small batches, in blender until smooth; pour into bowl. Top with reserved bacon.

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 375 degrees F. Scrub the potatoes, pat dry, and pierce several times with a fork. Set them directly on the oven rack and bake until very tender, about 1 hour. Let cool completely on a cooling rack.
• *Cook's Note: Sharp cheese works well in this soup because it melts smoothly. Extra sharp will give you a more pronounced flavor but because of the lower moisture content, the soup will be less smooth.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or stockpot, bring potatoes and chicken broth to a boil. Cook until potatoes are tender. Do not drain.
• Mash potatoes until smooth or leave chunky for a little texture, depending on how smooth you want the soup. (can use a hand blender or potato masher).
• Meanwhile, place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Remove bacon, reserving 3 tablespoons of grease.
• Sautee the leeks and garlic in the frying pan with the reserved bacon grease 8 to 10 minutes.
• Stir the fried leeks, cream and bacon into the potatoes. Stir to blend, season to taste. Serve hot.

Steps:

• In a 6 to 8 quart stockpot melt the butter and gently cook the leeks or onions, being careful not to let the leek or onion brown.
• Add the peeled and sliced potatoes, the milk, the stock,& the herbs.
• Cover and simmer gently for about an hour or until potatoes are completely cooked through.
• Stir together cornstarch and water.
• Mix thoroughly.
• Add to soup, stirring constantly to avoid lumping.
• Cook for 5-10 minutes more, stirring occasionally, then puree the soup.
• Add the cream and gently heat, but do not boil.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve with garnishes.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the water, potatoes and bacon to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Reduce heat to low. Stir in the milk, potato flakes and soup mix. Cook and stir for 5 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with cheese.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Put the stock in a large pan, bring to the boil, then add the potatoes and the leeks. Bring back to the boil for 5 mins, then drain well, reserving the stock in a jug.
• Meanwhile, butter a large baking dish. Layer up the potatoes and leeks higgledypiggledy, seasoning as you go, then scatter the bacon over the top. Season well, pour over 200ml of the reserved stock, then spoon over the cream (if using) and cover with foil. Can be made up to 1 day ahead and chilled. Bake for 40 mins, uncovering halfway through so that the bacon crisps.