Leeks and Potato Soup

==Description==
===Ingredients===
*leeks - 2, 
*Potato - 1 medium, 
*butter - 25 g, 
*bay leaf - 1,
* water - 900 ml, 
*Single cream - 150 ml,
* parsley - 1-2 tbsp chopped,
* salt and pepper.
===Directions===
1. Wash and chop the leeks, discarding the tough green leaves, but using as much of the green part as possible; peel and chop the Potato.
2. Cook these very gently in the butter together with the bay leaf, for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, but do not let them brown.
3. Add the water and cook gently for about 30 minutes, then sieve or liquidise.
4. Return to the pan, add the cream, parsley and seasoning, but do not let it boil.
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==See also==
Category: Soups
Category: Recipes
Category: British Soups
Category: British Recipes
Category:Bay Leaf Recipes
Category:parsley Recipes
category:Potato Recipes
category:bay leaf Recipes
category:parsley Recipes
category:butter Recipes
category:pepper Recipes
category:Potato Recipes
category:cream Recipes
category:water Recipes
category:salt Recipes
category:leek Recipes