Leek Potato Soup

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LOVE it!!! Don't have an immersion blender, but it's awsome!! I've made this soup maybe 10 times already, and everyone loves it!!

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My rating is not valid. But I four stars LOVE my version. Used half and half instead of the cream and buttermilk. Did not have a hand blender to mash the potatoes, so had small bits of potato in my soup. Added about a cup of sour cream at the end with the milk. Topped with cheddar cheese and bacon. De-lish.

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This is awesome!

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Soooo good! I've made this twice, and both times it was a hit. Thanks, Alton Brown!

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Great soup. I added carrots to the mix, and left a few bigger pieces of carrot and potato.

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I made the recipe exactly as it is. It was delicious and easy. It was the best potato leek soup I have ever tasted.

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A fabulous recipe. I've served it many times to company and family. My 8-year old nephew said it was "good soup", then he said, "I take it back. This is GREAT soup!" That's high praise from an 8-year old. He has good taste and he's right. This IS great soup. In fact, I've never made an Alton Brown recipe I didn't like. His cheese soup, featuring fontina, is also out-of-this-word wonderful. Love the soup. Love Alton!

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This is a terrific recipe to which you can easily add your own twists (or not!. I typically make mine with a combination of half & half and milk, and I use chicken stock instead of the veggie stock.

My husband likes it with some crispy bacon or pancetta sprinkled on top.

One little trick I use - leeks aren't always available at my grocery store, so when they are (and look good I buy them even though I may not plan on making the soup in the near future. Leeks don't keep very long so I usually clean, chop & sweat them with the butter until they're just tender. Cool & place in a heavy duty quart freezer bag. When you want to make this soup, cook your potatoes in the stock until they're tender, and toss in the leeks - I don't even thaw them! They'll melt into the stock beautifully. Finish off the soup as desired & enjoy!

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i made my own simpler version of this recipe using whole milk instead of cream or buttermilk, skipping the chives and used chicken broth instead of vegetable broth...and black pepper instead of white. it turned out amazing. this was my FIRST time ever making soup from scratch and i am now so excited to try other recipes! great soup! delicious and creamy! highly recommend! i have a picture of the soup that i made wish i could share it!

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This soup was amazing. I served it with corn bread and my guests dipped the corn bread in the soup and loved it. I didn't have buttermilk, and replaced the buttermilk with 1/2 cup of cream. Worked out well. Also, I don't have an immersion blender, so I used an upright blender that I ladled the soup into and pureed it. It was a bit tedious, but well worth it. I reveiewed food network recipe for broth and made my own vegetable broth using celery, carrots, onions and leek with thyme, pepper and salt in water.