Leek And Potato Soup from Mietta's Recipe Collection

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Leek And Potato Soup

Ingredients

6 large Leeks

Leek Leek

4 teaspoons Butter

Butter Butter

4 Potatoes

Potato Potato

1 1/2 pints Chicken Stock

Stock Stock

Salt And Pepper

Salt and Pepper Salt and Pepper

Nutmeg

Nutmeg Nutmeg

1/2 pint Double Cream

Cream Cream

Chives

Chive Chive

Method

Cut off green tops from leeks and cut white parts up. Saute in butter till soft (don't brown). Peel and slice potatoes and add to leeks in stock with salt and pepper and nutmeg and simmer till veg are cooked. Strain veg and stock. Add cream and sprinkle with chives.

Remarks
Appeared on menu: Vichysoisse $0.90 (leek and potato soup)

Variations
See also this version

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