Potato Leek Soup

My favorite soup. Simple, tasty and smells excellent while cooking.

2 tbs butter or olive oil
3 leeks (or more if you like)
4 medium potatoes
2-3 cloves garlic - I used 1 large clove of fresh garlic, much too strong to use any more, you may not want the garlic to steal the show from the leeks!
1 qt. chicken broth
salt and pepper to taste
milk or half & half to desired consistency

Slice the leeks and soak out dirt. Strain and set aside.

Dice garlic, set aside.

Cut potatoes into thin slices. Add to pot with butter or oil. Saute until they start to brown.


Add garlic, saute for 1 minute, be sure not to burn! This alters the flavor, and not in a good way.

Add the leeks and saute until they soften up.

Next, add the chicken stock.

Simmer on low heat for about 30 minutes, until potatoes are well cooked.

After turning off the heat and allowing the soup to cool a bit, add half to the blender, blend until smooth (or a bit chunky if you like it that way) then set aside. Add the other half and blend, then mix in with the other half you set aside. Add milk or half & half to your desired taste/consistency. You may not even want to do this, depending on your taste. You can also add salt and pepper as desired, and I like to add chives as well.

Serves about 4.