leek soup
{{short description|Vegetable-based soup dish}}
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| name = Leek soup
| image = Mon Plaisir, Covent Garden, London (3717184145).jpg
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| caption = Leek and potato soup
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| country = Wales
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| type = Soup
| served = Hot
| main_ingredient = Potatoes, leeks, broth, heavy cream
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Leek soup, or Leek and Potato soup, ({{langx|cy|cawl cennin}}) is a soup based on potatoes, leeks, broth{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/notyourmotherssl0000hens_z8c1|url-access=registration|title=Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook|publisher=Harvard Common Press|page=[https://archive.org/details/notyourmotherssl0000hens_z8c1/page/71 71]|access-date=2 December 2014|isbn=9781558322455|last1=Hensperger|first1=Beth|last2=Kaufmann|first2=Julie|date=2004-12-21}} (usually chicken), and heavy cream.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-VxldfaFXDAC&pg=PA56|title=Bouchon|page=56|access-date=2 December 2014|isbn=9781579652395|last1=Keller|first1=Thomas|date=2004-11-15}} Other ingredients used may be salt, pepper, and various spices.
Preparation and presentation
Generally the potatoes are diced and cooked in broth, while the leeks are chopped and sautéed. After this, all ingredients are combined and stirred. Chives may be used for garnish. Like many other soups, it is often eaten with bread and butter.{{cn|date=May 2025}} It is sometimes suggested as an inexpensive meal to prepare, and a suitable soup to freeze for later use.{{Cite news |last=McCutchan |first=Mary |date=1971-02-12 |title=Cook Cheap Meals that Taste Expensive |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/irish-independent-cook-cheap-meals-that/171108924/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |work=Irish Independent |pages=8 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite news |last=Cook |first=Gay |date=2008-10-01 |title=Soup when you need it |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-soup-when-you-need-itgay-co/171109537/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |work=The Gazette |pages=43 |via=Newspapers.com}}
See also
References
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{{Welsh Cuisine}}
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