Leek and Potato Soup

spike7451

Just made my first ever home made soup! Leek & Potato & I cannot believe how simple & tasty it was to make.I used a recipy (sort of) as a guideline & simply mashed the spuds into the sauce & added some sliced mushrooms a few minutes before dishing up for some texture.

So I got a big portion to scoff & two others ready for the freezer!:T

Deffo be doing that again instead of buying tinned from now on..

Butterfly_Brain

Well done spike, the added bonus is that there are no added chemicals or preservatives in your soup and it is way healthier :T

PennyForThem_2

anything can go into a soup - I just made a veggie one. Turnip, leek, swede, 3 carrots, 2 onions, celery that i had frozen (about 3 sticks), water, herbs from garden.

Saute in oil/butter to start softening then add water, herbs, salt, pepper and simmer for 25-30 mins until all soft. Can eat first as veggie stew then liquidise for soup. You can add beans too if you want either tinned (no soaking) or dried but need to soak.

Lilyplonk

wtg spike :T - there's nothing quite as self-satisfying as making your very own home-made soup. The variations are endless and you can just get whatever cheap veg are available and 'go for it'!

If you're experimenting with a recipe for the first time, write it down as you go along. If it's great - you know you can easily make it again; if it's not so good, you'll know what NOT to do next time .

Links to a couple of good soup recipe sites. It won't let me do links at the moment, so replace (dot) with a .:

homemadesoup(dot)org
allotment(dot)org(dot)uk

Also try all the TV Cookery Programme websites as you'll find lots on there too.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Another really easy one, Spike, is to take the mushroom stalks (eat the tops in another meal first), cook them with an onion in some stock, and then blitz them up and add a dash of cream/milk when serving. You will not be able to tell that it's just the stalks.

sarah222

I bought at tesco last night button mushrooms for 4 trays at 12p each and already diced onion bags 2 for 8p so am planning on trying this recipe as a starter for dinner tonight should get a nice bowl of soup for 4 for around 50p yay ;-)

spike7451

Thanks all,I reckon the cost came out to be about a quid in total,the leeks being the most expensive,on offer in Sainsbobs for a quid for a pack of five,stock was made from the chicken bones from the chicken portions I'd deboned to make a curry,plus a stock cube.
I used milk instead of cream as the recipy I used said to use milk if you were going to freeze some.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Unsalted chicken bone stock goes down very well with many cats, by the way, Spike.

spike7451

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

Unsalted chicken bone stock goes down very well with many cats, by the way, Spike.

Daisy likes some slopped over some fresh cooked chicken breast,she's an odd cat...she wont eat anything raw...:D

melanzana

I never fry off the spuds and veg etc before making soup.

I just chop everything up and chuck into a pot with water, a pinch of salt and pepper and a few herbs.

Bring to boil, then low simmer for 45 mins, or a bit longer. Plenty of spuds is the key to making it thick and enjoyable.

Does anyone know why it is recommended to saute or fry off the veg/spuds beforehand?

I don't do this, and our Leek and Spud soup is always great.