Potato Leek Soup With White Truffle Honey Recipes

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large wide pot over medium heat. Add the garlic, leeks and onion and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until soft and not browned, about 12 minutes. Raise the heat to medium-high, pour in the wine and continue to cook, uncovered, until almost dry, about 4 minutes.
• Add the potatoes, bay leaf, thyme, 7 cups water, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to maintain a simmer and cook, covered, until the potatoes are very tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool slightly.
• Remove and discard the thyme and bay leaf. Working in batches, transfer the mixture to a blender and carefully puree until smooth, taking care not to fill the carafe more than half full per batch, or puree with an immersion blender in the pot. Reheat the soup over medium heat until steaming.
• Whisk in the cream and lemon juice. Adjust the seasoning with additional salt and pepper. Ladle the soup into bowls. Garnish with fresh thyme leaves, a drizzle of oil and a frizzled leeks or shallot if using.

Steps:

• *Preparing the leeks: Chop the leeks. Place in a bowl full of cold water and allow them to sit for 20 minutes. Drain the leeks, pat dry and chop roughly. *Sauteeing the vegetables: Set a large stockpot over medium heat. Pour in 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Add the onion and garlic to the hot oil and cook, stirring to ensure they do not burn, for 1 minute. Add the leeks and cook, stirring. When the onion and leeks are softened, toss in the rosemary, sage and theyme. Cook until the herbs release their fragrance into the room, about 2 minutes. Tumble in the potatoes. Add enough water to cover by 1 inch. *Cooking the soup: Raise the heat to high and bring the soup to a boil. Cook until your paring knife slides right through one of the potatoes, about 15 minutes. Do not overcook the potatoes or you will have watery soup. When the potatoes are done, stop whatever you are doing and puree the soup. *Pureeing the soup: Puree the soup in a blender in batches, pouring the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil into the blender while the blender is running. Press each batch through a fine-mesh sieve back into a large bowl. Repeat until all the soup is pureed and pour it back into the pot. *Finishing the soup: Add the cream to the soup and stir to blend. Bring the soup to a boil, then turn down the heat to medium. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 to 15 minutes. Whisk in the cold butter. Taste the soup and season with salt and pepper. Remove the soup from the heat. *To serve, ladle the soup into bowls. Garnish each bowl of soup with 1 teaspoon of the truffle honey (if using) and the chives.

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large saucepan with water to cover. Bring to a boil and cook until tender. Meanwhile, saute leeks in butter until translucent.
• When potatoes are done, skin them while they are still hot and cut them into bite sized pieces. Place potatoes into a stock pot with chicken broth and leeks. season with salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat until simmering, then remove from heat and stir in milk. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Remove the outer leaves and the coarse green part from the leeks. Split them lengthwise and rinse well. Slice thinly, keeping the green and white parts separate.
• Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a soup pot set over medium heat and add the bacon. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the bacon is cooked but not browned. (Lower the heat if necessary.) Add the white part of the leeks and the celery and cook, stirring, until tender, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add the wine and simmer until the liquid is reduced by half. Add the potatoes, stock, thyme and garlic. Bring to a boil, lower to a simmer and cook until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes. Add the green part of the leeks and cook a few minutes, until just tender but still bright green.
• Remove and discard the bacon and thyme sprig. Working in batches, puree the soup, adding the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter to the blender as you work. Return the soup to the pot and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Just before serving, reheat the soup and whisk in the truffle oil. Cut the truffle into slivers and stir it in. Serve with croutons if desired.