Potatoe & Leek soup

Method

• step 1

  heat some olive oil in a pan and add the 2 cloves of garlic along with the chopped white onion and the chopped shallot.

• step 2

  peel and chop the leeks and add them to the pan and sauté until brown.

• step 3

  Peel the potatoes and chop thinly into a saucepan and add the sautéed leeks, onion and shallots. Add the pint of vegetable stock. Use a good quality stock.

• step 4

  Bring to boil stirring occasionally.

• step 5

  Once the potatoes have cooked and are lovely and soft, add the cream to the soup and stir.

• step 6

  Remove saucepan from the hob and using a hand blender, blend the ingredients until smooth. The soup will have a gorgeous thick consistency. You can add salt and pepper to taste but I find the leeks, onion and shallots give a lovely natural flavour.

• step 7

  Return to the hob for a further 2 minutes and then serve with a slice of homemade brown soda bread.