Potato Leek Soup
also called potage parmentier · leek and potato soup · vichyssoise
Three ways to read this recipe
The table
| 3 large(white and light green parts, sliced)leeks | sweat 10 min | simmer 20 min | purée smooth | finish off the heat |
| 3 Tbsunsalted butter | ||||
| 2 lb(900 g; peeled and cubed)Yukon Gold potatoes | ||||
| 6 cups(1.4 L; or water)chicken stock | ||||
| 1bay leaf | ||||
| 1 1/2 tspkosher salt | ||||
| 1/2 cup(120 mL)heavy cream | ||||
| 1/4 tspwhite pepper | ||||
| 2 Tbschives | ||||
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.10 things to get out.
Pans and tools
1sweat 10 min
2simmer 20 min
goes in with what step 1 made
4finish off the heat
goes in with what step 3 made
Cooking it
Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.
The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 30 mintwo waits that overlap count once
- Needs you
- 10 minof the steps that give a time
2 of the 4 steps never say how long they take, so both numbers are floors. Nothing here says whether you can walk away, so all 10 min of it is counted as time you are standing over it. The recipe itself says 45 min.
sweat 10 min
10 minneeds you(assumed)from the start
simmer 20 min
20 minwalk away(read off the step)10 min in
purée smooth
not timed30 min in
finish off the heat
not timed30 min in
- needs you
- you can walk away
- never timed
Drawn to scale, so a long wait really does take up the room it takes. The shortest stretches keep a sliver so they stay visible; their times are printed beside them. The minutes are always the recipe’s own; a dashed edge means we worked out from the step whether you have to be there, and a dotted one means nothing was said, so we assumed you are standing over it.
You'll need immersion blender
Goes with
See how it is written
>> title: Potato Leek Soup
>> category: Soups
>> tags: potatoes, leeks, french, blender
>> counters: Diner, Deli
>> aka: potage parmentier, leek and potato soup, vichyssoise
>> pairs-with: baguette
>> servings: 4
>> time: 45 min
>> step.1: sweat 10 min
>> step.2: simmer 20 min
>> step.3: purée smooth
Sweat @leeks{3%large}(white and light green parts, sliced) in @unsalted butter{3%Tbs} for ~{10%min}.
Simmer @&(~1)leeks{} for ~{20%min} with @Yukon Gold potatoes{2%lb}(900 g; peeled and cubed), @chicken stock{6%cups}(1.4 L; or water), @bay leaf{1}, and @kosher salt{1 1/2%tsp}.
Purée @&(~1)soup{} until smooth with an #immersion blender{}.
Finish @&(~1)soup{} off the heat with @heavy cream{1/2%cup}(120 mL), @white pepper{1/4%tsp}, and @chives{2%Tbs}.