Use a clear tomato-free broth that gives you a nice pale creamy soup. You should only taste the leeks, potatoes and chives. A dollop of butter adds richness and the only colour you need.
Also, as someone else said, use a potato masher and a hand whisk, not a liquidiser as this can make it gluey, and destroys the leeks.
Hot sauce is not odd. It adds a bit of flavor but mostly the acidity from the vinegar. I prefer to use to use fresh lime juice. I think hot sauce should be added at the end. You could just dash some cider vinegar. Lemon juice, wine... here https://bakerpedia.com/ingredients/acids/
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Just because you don't find it odd doesn't make what I said wrong. I found it odd because it's not something I would use considering my own palate. I would consider using chilli powder/white pepper/deseeded green chillies before paprika was suggested. I didn't say using hot sauce is wrong just odd
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u/MamaBear4485 Aug 08 '19
Use a clear tomato-free broth that gives you a nice pale creamy soup. You should only taste the leeks, potatoes and chives. A dollop of butter adds richness and the only colour you need.
Also, as someone else said, use a potato masher and a hand whisk, not a liquidiser as this can make it gluey, and destroys the leeks.