Mary Ann's Potato Wild Leek Soup

 

Potato Wild Leek Soup

Wild leeks before trimming and cleaning.

Tonight, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 27 on WIOX 91.3 FM and wioxradio.org, Mary Ann Warren - the caterer well-known as "Mary's Cookin' Again" - joins Ginny Scheer on her regular radio program Catskills Folk to talk about harvesting  wild leeks.  Here is Mary's recipe for Potato Wild Leek Soup. 

Potato Wild Leek Soup

10 peeled Russet potatoes - cubed

2 lb. wild leeks - cleaned and chopped with tops if they are young

1/2 lb. chopped bacon (optional )

Chicken or Vegetable stock to cover potatoes

1 cup cream

1/2 cup flour

Salt & pepper to taste

Cover potatoes with stock. Bring to boil and cook until potatoes are tender

In a different pot cook bacon until it is nicely browned and remove from pot reserving the bacon fat in the bottom of the pot.  Add the leeks and cook until wilted, just a few minutes.  Add the flour and cook another 2 minutes. Add the stock from the potatoes a little at a time stirring constantly. season with salt and pepper to taste. Add the bacon to the pot along with the potatoes and cream and cook until hot. 

Potatoes can be mashed up if you like a smoother soup. Flour can be omitted if you are gluten free. Just add a few more potatoes.

If you choose to omit the bacon, Olive oil works to cook the ramps.

Enjoy

Mary

Mary's Cookin' Again

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