[crockpot recipe] Chipotle Potato Soup with Frizzled Leeks

[Guest guest]

Here is a recipe for the slowcooker that i tried and

loved out of Robin Robertson's slowcooker vegetarian

cookbook. i had to make a few adjustments and additions

to suit my tastes, but i put the notes in below [*] and the

additional items in [brackets] so you can see the original

recipe clearly enough if you want to just do it like she

makes it.

Cooks for 6 to 8 hours, so it is great for those busy days.

 

Chipotle Potato Soup with Frizzled Leeks

 

2 leeks (white part only), trimmed and well washed*

2 cloves minced garlic [this is my addition]

2 Tbs. olive oil

1 1/2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and diced**

6 cups vegetable broth ***

Salt

Pepper [another addition of mine]

1/4 to 1/2 cup sour supreme (or sour cream)~ [addition of mine]

1 or 2 chipotle chiles in adobo sauce

 

Coarsely chop one of the leeks and set the other one aside.

In a saute pan over high heat, place one tablespoon of the

olive oil, one chopped leek, and the garlic; cook until the leek

is just softened. Add saute, prepared potatoes, and broth

to crock pot. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours.

When potatoes are soft, use an immersion blender [or blend

on small batches in food processor] to puree the soup.

Add salt and pepper to taste.

 

At some point while soup is cooking, finely chop the other

leek into thin matchsticks. Heat the remaining tablespoon

of olive oil and saute leek until pieces are browned and

frizzled. Transfer to a paper towel to drain and reserve to

sprinkle over individual servings.

 

Also, while soup is cooking, puree the chilies in the adobo

sauce until smooth. Set this aside to swirl into individual

servings, too.

 

Before serving soup, whisk in the sour supreme [sour cream],

if desired. Ladle soup into bowls, swirl a small amount of

chipotle puree into each serving, to taste. Sprinkle top of

servings with frizzled leeks.

Yield: 6 servings

 

My Notes:

* i use some of the green parts of the leeks, but use only

white parts for the " frizzled " leeks.

** i used some Yukon Golds and added one sweet potato

*** i use Imagine brand no-chicken broth

 

Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker by Robin Robertson; pg.50

 

~ pt ~

 

Sometime they'll give a war and nobody will come.

~ Carl Sandburg, poet and biographer (1878-1967)

[Guest guest]

What is this and where can I find it? And is it very hot?

linda

 

~ PT ~

1 or 2 chipotle chiles in adobo sauce

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

They come in cans in the grocery store. Look in the " ethnic " aisle

next to the taco kits, *lol* To me they are very hot, but chiliheads

will disagree. I use 1 to 2 chilis per pot of stew, and it's just

bearable.

 

Chipotles are smoked jalapenos, btw.

 

> What is this and where can I find it? And is it very hot?

> linda

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> ~ PT ~

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