Cheddar Onion and Leek Soup. French style Leek and potato soup ( good practice for your first soup). This post may contain affiliate links. The key to this soup is taking your time to properly caramelize the onions before adding the wine or stock.
Now split them in half lengthways and slice them quite finely, then wash them thoroughly in two or three changes of water.
In a large, thick-based saucepan, gently melt the butter, then add the leeks, onions and potatoes, stirring.
When your onions and leeks are lovely and silky, add the stock.
You can cook Cheddar Onion and Leek Soup using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Cheddar Onion and Leek Soup
- Prepare 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce.
- Prepare 2 of large white onions.
- Prepare 2 of leeks.
- It's 3/4 quart of beef broth.
- You need 1 teaspoon of ground sage.
- You need To taste of salt and ground black pepper.
- You need 2/3 stick of butter salted.
- You need 1 cup of shredded cheddar Monterey jack cheese.
Feel free to push and dunk the bread into the soup a bit. Sprinkle with some grated Cheddar and drizzle over a little Worcestershire sauce. Leek onion soup is an ideal meal for early spring, made even better by sweet and tender leeks left to overwinter outside. But I was able to salvage enough of my crop to make a hearty little pot of leek and onion soup before (I hope, I hope, I hope) the cold weather is gone for good.
Cheddar Onion and Leek Soup instructions
- Wash the leeks very well. Slice in half. Use all the white part, and the tender green part. Just make sure you rinse the leeks properly. Slice them thinly on a bias..
- Peel and slice the onion. Heat the butter and add the leeks and onions..
- Add the seasonings mix and sauté for 10 minutes.Then add the broth..
- Bring to a boil. Boil 15 minutes then reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer 30 minutes covered..
- Serve with shredded cheddar cheese with Monterey jack. I hope you enjoy.
US cheddar is nothing like it. Think parmesan (parmigiano reggiano for example) only milder and it melts just as well as mozzarella. Trader Joes has amazing affordable English cheddar. Process cauliflower, potato, leek and garlic in batches in a food processor until finely chopped. Add sour cream, cheddar and lemon juice to taste, blend with a hand-held blender until smooth.
