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
* 1/4 loaf stale French bread
* 1/2 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.<BR>
Wash and chop leeks.<BR>
Peel and chop ginger (I couldn't find whole ginger in the supermarket, so I just used regular ground ginger, 1 to 1-1/2 tsp, I think.) Cut or tear the bread into small pieces.<BR>
Heat olive oil in a pan and add bread.<BR>
Brown bread until just toasted.<BR>
Move bread onto a paper towel-lined plate to absorb excess oil.<BR>
Wash and chop chives (here again, I just used dried chives as the store was out of fresh).<BR>
In a large saucepan, cook potatoes in the bouillon for 25 minutes.<BR>
In a sautée pan, melt butter and stir in ginger.<BR>
Then add the leeks and let sautée 8 minutes, stirring often.<BR>
When the potatoes are ready, add the leeks and the bread to the saucepan.<BR>
Mix well.<BR>
Add salt and pepper to taste.<BR>
Pour into soup bowls.<BR>
Sprinkle with chives and serve topped with a spoonfull of sour cream.
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==See also==
Category: French Soups Category:Soups
 Category:Recipes
Category:Dinner Recipes
Category:Easy Dinner Recipes
Category: French Recipes
Category:chives Recipes
category:ginger Recipes
category:French bread Recipes
category:sour cream Recipes
category:olive oil Recipes
category:Potato Recipes
category:Chicken Recipes
category:butter Recipes
category:pepper Recipes
category:ginger Recipes
category:ginger Recipes
category:leek Recipes
category:salt Recipes
category:oil Recipes