Leek Soup with Shoestring Potatoes and Fried Herbs
By GadgetGirl
For a beautiful, almost bone-white soup, don’t let the leeks and onion take on any color as they soften.
Ingredients
- Soup
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 6 large leeks, white and pale-green parts only, halved lengthwise, thinly sliced crosswise
- 1 small onion, thinly sliced
- 5 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- Kosher salt
- 2 cups whole milk, divided
- 1 cup heavy cream, divided
- 1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt, divided
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Potatoes And Assembly
- 1 russet potato, peeled, cut into thin matchsticks
- Vegetable oil (for frying; about 4 cups)
- 1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
- 1 sprig rosemary
- Kosher salt
- Flaky sea salt (such as Maldon)
- Special Equipment
- A deep-fry thermometer
Details
Servings 8
Adapted from bonappetit.com
Preparation
Step 1
Soup
Melt butter in a large heavy pot over medium heat. Add leeks, onion, and garlic and season with salt. Cook, stirring often, until vegetables begin to soften, 5–7 minutes. Add 1 cup water and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are very soft, 25–30 minutes. Let cool slightly, then transfer half of leek mixture to a blender and add half of milk, cream, and yogurt. Purée until very smooth; pour into a large bowl. Repeat with remaining leek mixture, milk, cream, and yogurt.
Return soup to pot and heat over medium, adding water by ¼-cupfuls, until soup is thick enough to hold potatoes without sinking but thin enough that a spoon dragged across the top doesn’t leave a trail. Season with salt and pepper.
Do Ahead: Soup can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and chill.
Potatoes And Assembly
Rinse potato in a colander under cold water until water runs clear; pat completely dry.
Fit a medium saucepan with thermometer; pour in oil to measure 2”. Heat over medium-high until thermometer registers 350°. Working in batches and returning oil to 350° between batches, add potato by the handful and fry, turning occasionally, until golden and crisp, about 2 minutes. Using a spider or slotted spoon, transfer potato to paper towels to drain. Fry parsley and rosemary until parsley is translucent, about 15 seconds. Add to potato and let cool; season with kosher salt. Serve soup topped with a nest of potatoes and herbs and seasoned with sea salt.
Do Ahead: Potatoes and herbs can be fried 2 hours ahead. Store uncovered at room temperature.
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