leek & baked potato soup

Name: leek & baked potato soup
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 stalk leek 6-8 in. long; 3 medium leftover baked potatoes (cold); 1/4 small onion (minced); 3 cup stock (chicken or beef or veg.); 3 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp salt (split); 1 tsp cracked black pepper (split); 1/4 cup flour; 1/2 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp ground coriander; 1/8 tsp smoked paprika; 1 splash of Worcestershire sauce; 1/2 tsp lemon juice; 2 or 3 DROPS liquid smoke

chef2112 @cook_3181874

heart warming, lip smacking, bowl licking good.

chef2112 @cook_3181874

heart warming, lip smacking, bowl licking good.

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Ingredients

40 mins

2 servings

1 stalkleek 6-8 in. long
3 mediumleftover baked potatoes (cold)
1/4 smallonion (minced)
3 cupstock (chicken or beef or veg.)
3 tbspbutter
1 tbspolive oil
1 tspsalt (split)
1 tspcracked black pepper (split)
1/4 cupflour
1/2 tspgarlic powder
1 tspground coriander
1/8 tspsmoked paprika
1splash of Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsplemon juice
2or 3 DROPS liquid smoke

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Steps

40 mins

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over medium heat
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Heat 1 tbsp. butter and olive oil in 3-4 quart pot.
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cut leeks into 2-3 mm thick slices, put into bowl and separate into slivers
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add to hot oils
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add minced onion.
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stir often with wooden spoon. Do not let leeks brown. They will become bitter.
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add 1/2 of the salt and pepper
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after about 2-3 minutes, add garlic powder.
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add remaining 2 tbsp. butter, melt.
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add flour to create rue.
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stirr often.
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incorporate 2 cups of stock. Stir until smooth and silky.
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add paprika, coriander, Worcestershire, lemon juice.
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stir until well blended.
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add a little more stock and reduce heat to a good simmer.
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dice cold potatoes (I use yukon golds) any will work
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add to soup. stir.
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after potatoes are added, the starch from them will continue to thicken it. add stock as needed from here out.
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add 2-3 DROPS of liquid smoke. ONLY A COUPLE OF DROPS. This is strong flavor.
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if you don't have liq. smoke, double smoked paprika. Or use a pinch of cumin.
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let simmer 15-20 minutes. eat.