Creamy Wild Leek Soup

Submitted by alleycatb

"A nice spring treat. This recipe uses leaves only. A wild leek takes 7 years to reproduce over harvesting has been a problem in many areas."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 slices thick cut bacon, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 5 garlic cloves, pressed
• 5 large mushrooms, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 carrot, grated
• 5 potatoes, grated
• 1 1⁄2 cups wild leeks, chopped
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1⁄4 whole nutmeg, grated
• 10 cups beef stock
• 500 g kielbasa, chopped
• 1 cup half-and-half cream
• 1⁄3 cup sour cream

directions

1. Put bacon onions and water into a dutch oven cook till water evaporates an onion is translucent.
2. Add mushrooms and garlic sauté 2 minutes.
3. add celery and sauté 1 minute more.
4. Add stock to cover. Grate in potato and carrot add more stock if necessary. bring to a gentle boil and boil ten minutes.
5. Add leeks and kielbasa. And spices. Cook for 5 minutes more.
6. Take off burner add cream and sour cream. Salt and pepper to taste.