Potage aux Poireaux et au Gingembre

== Description ==
I found this recipe in "Elle" magazine and just had to try it. This is a great comfort food recipe for cold & flu season, as it helps fight those bouts of the chills! It's also a nice recipe for dinner parties because, although it's a little time-consuming to prepare, it is easy to make, and is quite filling, so a little goes a long way. Hope you enjoy it!
== Ingredients ==
* 3 leeks
* 3 potatoes
* 1 liter chicken bouillon
* 2 teaspoons butter
* 1 piece ginger
* ¼ loaf stale French bread
* ½ bunch fresh chives
* 1 cup sour cream
* 2 tablespoons olive oil (approx.)
* salt and pepper
== Directions ==
# Wash and peel the potatoes and cut into small chunks.
# Wash and chop leeks.
# Peel and chop ginger (i couldn't find whole ginger in the supermarket, so i just used regular ground ginger, 1 to 1½ tsp, I think) 
# Cut or tear the bread into small pieces.
# Heat olive oil in a pan and add bread.
# Brown bread until just toasted.
# Move bread onto a paper towel-lined plate to absorb excess oil.
# Wash and chop chives (here again, i just used dried chives as the store was out of fresh).
# In a large saucepan, cook potatoes in the bouillon for 25 minutes.
# In a sauté pan, melt butter and stir in ginger.
# Then add the leeks and let sautée 8 minutes, stirring often.
# When the potatoes are ready, add the leeks and the bread to the saucepan.
# Mix well.
# Add salt and pepper to taste.
# Pour into soup bowls.
# Sprinkle with chives and serve topped with a spoonful of sour cream.
Category:Chicken stock and broth Recipes
Category:Chives Recipes
Category:Easy Dinner Recipes
Category:French Soups
Category:French bread Recipes
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Category:Potato Recipes
Category:Sour cream Recipes
Category:Ginger Recipes