🍲 Leek and potato soup + Short video

Hey Soup Enthusiast, 

I am excited to be releasing our first Christmas special next Friday. Make sure to send in your Christmas soup and sauce ideas if you want to be featured in next weeks special. Here is a prompt question for you all to get involved.

What’s your favorite Christmas soup or sauce?

Before you let us know, lets take a look at this weeks soup.

🍲 Today's soup: Leek and potato soup

This tasty leek and potato soup is an easy and speedy soup to create because of it’s minimal ingredients and a simple method.

Here is how I would cook it in the future. 

📝 Ingredients: Serves 4

•  Butter

• 450g Potato’s pealed and chopped small

• 1 Small onion

• 450g (2) Leeks

• 850ml Chicken or veggie stock

• 1 Tablespoon of crème fraîche

• 1 Teaspoon of mace

• Chives to serve

Recipe 

1. Cook the potato’s, leeks and onions in butter until coated.

2. Add salt and pepper.

3. Cook on a gentle heat for about 12 to 15 minutes.

4. Add the stock and simmer for about 5 minutes.

5. Make sure the potato’s are cooked and then blend.

6. Add 1 tablespoon of crème fraîche and Mace.

7. Serve with chives.

Note 💡 - Season with a generous amount of pepper to serve to add extra flavor.

Make sure to check out the short video method!

🥬 Ingredient of the week: Leek

With leek being one of the dominant flavors I have chosen it as the ingredient of the week. I challenge you use a leek or two in your cooking this week. If you make a soup, sauce or soup-based meal, with the ingredient of the week, you could have the chance of featuring in our next Community Showcase! 

Food Fact - Leeks belong to the same family as onions, shallots, scallions, chives, and garlic. They originally come from central Asia.

👩‍🍳 Today's community showcase 

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2. Add your insight such as a recipe or tip for the community.

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🌍 Beyond the ladle: Soup news highlights

Better images for the Soup & Sauce newsletter

Last week I mentioned I would be using a smaller lens to make the picture brighter. I am glad to say this has worked but, unfortunately it is still a little dark because after being away in Keswick over the weekend I have misplaced my camera charger and didn’t have sufficient battery to set up the camera properly.

Christmas special launches next Friday

I am super excited to be launching the Christmas special of the soup & Sauce newsletter next Friday. Make sure to check it out for Christmassy ideas, tips and much more.

Christmas challenge

If you received out last email you will know about the exciting Christmas challenge we are running to raise money and awareness for Fare Share, the UK's top food redistribution charity. If you want to get involved please take a look at the poster bellow. Here is the email for further information and the fund raiser if you are interested or want to get involved!

General improvements

You may not see much difference yet but we need to add the ingredients before stirring the pot. If you have any suggestions, I would be delighted to hear them. 👍

🚀 Your turn to stir the pot 

What's your twist on leek and potato soup and what is your favorite Christmas soups, sauces and tips? Hit reply and let's stir the pot together! Your insights might just spark the next big flavor in our community. 

 Your soup journey awaits,
Sean
Soup & Sauce

🍜 P.S. Soup hack alert! 

Make sure to cut the potatoes a similar, small size to ensure they all cook at the same time to avoid getting potatoes which are still hard and difficult to blend. 😉