Leek and potato soup

Leek and Potato Soup

Ingredients

1 lb Leeks
3 tbsp Unsalted Butter
Salt
1lb Yukon Gold Potatoes, peeled and diced (can add more for heartier soup)
3 cups Broth (can be chicken or vegetable)
1 1/2 cups Heavy Cream
1 1/2 Buttermilk
1/2 tsp Pepper
1 tbsp Fresh Chives

Optional Ingredients

Dill
Bacon
Vinegar
Garlic

Directions

In a 6-quart saucepan melt butter, add leeks and salt. Let sweat for five minutes, reduce heat and cook leeks until tender(somewhere around 20 to 25 minutes), stirring occasionally. Add garlic to leeks if including it in recipe.

Add potatoes and broth, bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, simmer for 45 minutes.

Turn off heat, stir in cream, buttermilk and pepper as well as any additional ingredients you may be including. Season to taste, either whisk/lightly mash or blend soup, whichever is preferred, add chives right before serving.