Ingredients
- 1/4 cup diced bacon
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup thinly-sliced leeks
- 1 quart light stock
- 3 cups peas, preferably fresh
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- Salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives, for garnish
Directions
In a soup pot, cook bacon until crispy, remove to paper towels to drain, and reserve for garnish. Add oil and flour to pot and cook for 3 minutes, stirring. Add leeks and cook 3 minutes. and add stock. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Add peas and cook 5 minutes. Using an immersion blender, puree soup in the pot; or pour soup into a food processor or blender, process until smooth and return to pot. Stir in cream and adjust season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into a warm tureen and serve garnished with and chives.
















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By corid123_5771881
Idaho Falls, ID
on December 15, 2006
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nice fresh soup
By samkeeper747_67...
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on December 01, 2006
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This is my favorite soup. It only requires a few ingredients, making it inexpensive. The texture is not too thick, since it's puree'd. The overall taste is very consistenct it's a good mixture. The bacon act as suprises in the soup, giving it a healthy aspect.
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