Rustic Leek And Potato Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 large leeks, trimmed, rinsed and sliced
• 1 large garlic clove, minced
• 2 large potatoes, diced medium
• 3 1/4 cups water
• 2 large vegetable bouillon cubes
• 2 pinches dried rosemary (optional)
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 saute onions and leeks in 4 or 6 qt pot over medium heat until onion is starting to get translucent. do not brown or burn.
• 2 add garlic and saute 1 - 2 minutes longer.
• 3 add potatoes and 3 cups water.
• 4 dissolve bouillon cubes in 1/4 cup hot water and add to pot.
• 5 bring to gentle boil and cook, covered, for 20 - 30 minutes until potato pieces are easily pierced with a fork.
• 6 mash with a potato masher until the soup has a coarse, rustic texture.
• 7 serve with more black pepper.
• 8 variations:
• 9 - add half a teaspoon of dill instead of the rosemary.
• 10 - add a carrot or two.
• 11 - no leeks? no problem! add a 3 or 4 handfuls of shredded cabbage - i use the bagged shredded coleslaw cabbage from the supermarket. this gives the dish a distinctly irish taste and feel.