Food & Cooking Recipes Soups, Stews & Stocks Soup Recipes Potato Leek Soup 3.1 (217) Close Servings: 8 This warm satisfying potato leek soup gets fresh flavor from rosemary and parsley. Directions Make a bouquet garni: First wrap bay leaves, rosemary, parsley, and peppercorns in a piece of cheesecloth. Then tie with a piece of kitchen twine, and set aside. Heat olive oil and butter in a medium stockpot. Add celery, leeks, shallots, and garlic; cook on medium-low heat until very soft, about 45 minutes, stirring only occasionally. Do not brown. Add potatoes, stock, and reserved bouquet garni. Bring mixture to a boil, and then reduce to a gentle simmer. Cook until potatoes are very tender, about 40 minutes. Remove bouquet garni, and discard. Working in batches, pass half of the soup through a food mill, fitted with a medium disk, into a large saucepan. Add remaining chunky soup. Place the saucepan on medium-low heat to warm soup. Slowly stir in milk and cream, and season with salt and pepper. Serve hot. Cook's Notes If you pass the soup through a food mill it will not be overprocessed; if you use a food processor, just pulse quickly.