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Baked leek soup

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 1 kg leek
  • 2 onions
  • 20 g butter
  • 750 ml broth (delicatessen broth)
  • Salt and pepper, black
  • ½ tsp paprika powder, hot
  • 100 g cream
  • 100 g sour cream
  • 4 slice(s) toast bread (butter toast)
  • 3 slices of cheese (Edam)

Instructions

Working time approx. 10 minutes; Total time approx. 10 minutes

Trim the leek and slice into rings. Peel and chop the onion. Sauté with the leek in hot butter until translucent. Pour in the broth, season with salt, pepper, and paprika, and bring to a boil. Simmer for 20 minutes. Add the cream and sour cream, season to taste, and ladle into 4 soup bowls. Top each with a slice of buttered toast. Cut the cheese to size and arrange on top. Grill in the oven for about 4 minutes until crispy. Dust with paprika and serve.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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