{"id":461,"date":"2009-11-03T20:56:36","date_gmt":"2009-11-04T01:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bupkis.org\/?page_id=461"},"modified":"2018-01-04T09:55:39","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T14:55:39","slug":"potato-leek-soup","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bupkis.org\/index.php\/recipes-2\/soups-2\/potato-leek-soup","title":{"rendered":"Potato Leek Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a beautiful delicate soup with the cream perfectly balanced by the buttermilk.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style:none;\">\n<li>\n<table style=\"height: 184px;\" border=\"0\" width=\"435\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;10<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Leeks (need about 1 Lb after trimming and cleaning)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Lb<\/td>\n<td>Potatoes &#8211; peeled and cubed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1\/2<\/td>\n<td>Lb<\/td>\n<td>Potatoes &#8211; peeled and cubed (<strong>optional<\/strong>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1\/2<\/td>\n<td>Stick<\/td>\n<td>Unsalted Butter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Quart<\/td>\n<td>Vegetable broth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>C<\/td>\n<td>Cream<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>C<\/td>\n<td>Buttermilk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Chives, minced finely<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Kosher Salt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Fresh Ground Pepper (white pepper looks nicer, but regular is fine too)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trim off and discard the dark green portion of the leeks, as well as the roots.<\/li>\n<li>Slice the leeks lengthwise and swish around in a bowl of cold water to wash out the sand and dirt (leeks are very sandy), then drain.<\/li>\n<li>Slice across the leeks to produce small half-moon shapes about 1\/2&#8243; wide.<\/li>\n<li>Add butter to pot and melt<\/li>\n<li>Add leeks to pot, and a big pinch of salt (maybe 1\/2 t)\u00a0 and sweat on medium until soft.<\/li>\n<li>Add potatoes and vegetable broth. Raise heat to barely bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium low and simmer until potatoes are soft (30 &#8211; 45 minutes).<\/li>\n<li>Turn off heat and puree in blender (in batches if necessary) or use an immersion blender if you have one, then return to pot.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Optional<\/strong> &#8211; If you like chunks of potatoes, add the extra 1\/2 Lb now, return to heat and simmer until soft.<\/li>\n<li>Add cream and buttermilk, and salt and pepper to taste.<\/li>\n<li>Serve in bowls with a sprinkling of chives over the top.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a beautiful delicate soup with the cream perfectly balanced by the buttermilk. Ingredients: 8&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;10 Leeks (need about 1 Lb after trimming and cleaning) 1 Lb Potatoes &#8211; peeled and cubed 1\/2 Lb Potatoes &#8211; peeled and cubed (optional) 1\/2 Stick Unsalted Butter 1 Quart Vegetable broth 1 C Cream 1 C Buttermilk Chives, &#8230; <a title=\"Potato Leek Soup\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bupkis.org\/index.php\/recipes-2\/soups-2\/potato-leek-soup\" aria-label=\"Read more about Potato Leek Soup\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3375,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-461","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bupkis.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bupkis.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bupkis.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bupkis.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bupkis.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=461"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bupkis.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5036,"href":"https:\/\/www.bupkis.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/461\/revisions\/5036"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bupkis.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bupkis.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}