Nº 05 · Dutch & European · serves 4

Potato and Leek Soup

Name: Potato and Leek Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 300 min
Total time: 315 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Dutch
Ingredients: 800 g floury potatoes, diced; 2 leeks; 1 onion; 1 tbsp butter; 1 litre vegetable stock; 150 ml cooking cream; pinch nutmeg; salt and pepper

A velvety, creamy leek and potato soup: simple, inexpensive and just what you want on a crisp autumn evening.

€7–9approx. €1.75–2.25 ppMildVegetarian15 min prepLOW 5–6 hrs · HIGH 3–4 hrsFreezes well

Budget version · from €6–8Just the essentials, with money-saving tips

Ingredients serves 4

Tick off what you already have at home.

800 gfloury potatoes, dicedpatatas para cocer
Any supermarket
Aisle: frutería. Bags are often labelled 'para cocer' or 'para freír'; choose the first.
2leekspuerros
1onioncebolla
1 tbspbuttermantequilla
Any supermarket
Aisle: lácteos. Choose 'sin sal' or 'con sal' deliberately; both are widely sold.
1 litrevegetable stockcaldo de verduras
Any supermarket
Aisle: caldos y sopas. Stock comes in cartons near the soups; compare salt levels.
150 mlcooking creamnata para cocinarextra
Any supermarket
Aisle: lácteos. Cooking cream often comes in shelf-stable cartons, not chilled.
pinchnutmegnuez moscada
salt and pepper

Method

1
Slice the leeks into rings and rinse them well in a colander: there's often sand hiding between the layers. Chop the onion.
2
Gently soften the leek and onion in the butter for 5 minutes without letting them colour. This gives the soup a sweet, rounded flavour.
3
Put the leek, onion, potato and stock in the slow cooker, filling it no more than three-quarters full. Cook for 5–6 hours on LOW or 3–4 hours on HIGH.
4
Blend the soup until smooth with a stick blender. Keep the head below the surface and it won't splatter.
5
Stir in the cooking cream (optional) and let it warm through for 10 minutes. Season with salt, pepper and a pinch of nutmeg.

Flavourful Cooking · slowcookerspain.com/en/recipes/potato-and-leek-soup/