4 slices bacon
2 large leeks, white part only, cleaned, thinly sliced
1 medium onion, diced
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 tablespoons flour
3 cups chicken broth
2 cups diced potatoes
2 cups half-and-half or whipping cream
1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley
salt and pepper, to taste
finely diced leek tops



Cook bacon in a large saucepan over medium heat until almost crisp; remove to paper towels and crumble. Set aside. Pour all but 1 teaspoon of the drippings off. Add leeks and diced onion along with butter and oil.
Cook the mixture, stirring, until leeks are tender, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle flour over the onion mixture and blend in. Stir in chicken broth and potatoes. Cook stirring, until thickened. Cover and simmer over low heat until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in half-and-half or cream and heat through. Add the chopped parsley and salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with the crumbled bacon and diced leek tops.
Serves 6.

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I use a similar recipe substituting wild leeks/ramps for the large commercial leeks. Seems to give the soup an earthy taste that goes well with the bacon and cream. Wild leeks are much more pungent so would use only about half the amount called for in the original recipe.

wow sounds great, i will pass this along at work i think, thanks!

Tried this recipe with a couple of handfulls of wild leeks/ramps. It was Heaven in a bowl!!! Some homemade rye bread and a good ale...what more could one ask for?

ohhh maaaaann! that does look like heaven in a bowl! ive had a lot of potato soup in my day and i love it,but i guess u guys REALLY know your recipes on here! guess id better pay attention,and look out for a LOT more of these on here.that looks awesome! thank u dion!

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