Roasted Potato Leek Soup

Name: Roasted Potato Leek Soup
Prep time: 2 h 10 min
Cook time: 2 h 10 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 710 milliliters baby arugula, lightly packed; 1 liters chicken stock, preferably homemade; 227 grams creme fraiche; 118 milliliters dry white wine, plus extra for serving; 177 milliliters heavy cream; 8 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 946 milliliters chopped leeks, white and light green parts, cleaned of all sand (4 leeks); 59 milliliters good olive oil; 59 milliliters freshly grated Parmesan, plus extra for garnish; 5 to 6 shallots, peeled and sliced into thin rings; 3 Tbsps unsalted butter; 355 milliliters olive oil or vegetable oil; 907 grams Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch chunks

You can never have too many soup recipes, so give Roasted Potato Leek Soup a try. One portion of this dish contains roughly 11g of protein, 32g of fat, and a total of 460 calories. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn. Head to the store and pick up butter, chicken stock, yukon gold potatoes, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 10 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet.

Instructions

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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

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Oven

Combine the potatoes and leeks on a sheet pan in a single layer.

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Potato

Leek

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Frying Pan

Add the olive oil, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and toss to coat the vegetables evenly. Roast for 40 to 45 minutes, turning them with a spatula a few times during cooking, until very tender.

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Vegetable

Olive Oil

Pepper

Salt

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Spatula

Add the arugula and toss to combine. Roast for 4 to 5 more minutes, until the arugula is wilted.

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Arugula

Remove the pan from the oven and place over 2 burners. Stir in the wine and 1 cup of the chicken stock and cook over low heat, scraping up any crispy roasted bits sticking to the pan.

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Chicken Stock

Wine

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Frying Pan

In batches, transfer the roasted vegetables to a food processor fitted with the steel blade, adding the pan liquid and about 5 cups of the chicken stock to make a puree.

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Chicken Stock

Vegetable

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Food Processor

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Pour the puree into a large pot or Dutch oven. Continue to puree the vegetables in batches until they're all done and combined in the large pot.

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Vegetable

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Dutch Oven

Add enough of the remaining 1 to 2 cups of stock to make a thick soup.

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Stock

Soup

Add the cream, creme fraiche, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper and check the seasonings.

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Creme Fraiche

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Pepper

Cream

Salt

When ready to serve, reheat the soup gently and whisk in 2 tablespoons white wine and 1/4 cup of Parmesan.

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White Wine

Parmesan

Soup

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Whisk

Serve hot with an extra grating of Parmesan and crispy shallots, if using.

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Parmesan

Shallot

Heat the oil and butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat until it reaches 220 degrees F on a candy thermometer.

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Butter

Candy

Cooking Oil

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Reduce the heat to low, add the shallots, and cook for 30 to 40 minutes, until they are a rich golden brown. The temperature should stay below 260 degrees F. Stir the shallots occasionally to make sure they brown evenly.

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Shallot

Remove them from the oil with a slotted spoon, drain well, and spread out to cool on paper towels. Once they have dried and crisped, they can be stored at room temperature, covered, for several days.

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Spread

Cooking Oil

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Slotted Spoon