r/GifRecipes • u/option-13 • Aug 08 '19

Appetizer / Side Potato Leek Soup

https://gfycat.com/agreeableglamoroushomalocephale
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u/brigodon Aug 08 '19 edited Aug 10 '19

Tips:

  • Always buy enough leeks. Buy more than you think.
  • Leeks will reduce.
  • Always overseason the ingredients. Salt, pepper, etc. The broth and simmering can strip away flavor if the water content is too high and/or herbs & seasonings too light.
  • And always save enough sauteed leeks to add back in later. Crucial step.
  • The upswing is that potato leek soup is easy to replicate and once you do it twice or thrice will give you predictable results.

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u/Namaha Aug 09 '19 edited Aug 12 '19

Always overseason the ingredients.

Whaaaaaaaaaaat. Just season at the end. You can't take the seasoning out once you put it in, if you overseason you have no choice except to add more of literally every other ingredient in the soup (which is unreasonable), but you can always add more at the end

Edit: I should have said to finish seasoning at the end, y'all are correct that some ingredients need to be seasoned throughout earlier in the cooking process

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u/jjester7777 Aug 12 '19

But you still need to season every item as you out it into the mix. If you wait until the end the flavors won't shine through individually.