Fat Man's Potato Soup
5 cups whole milk 1 cup heavy cream chicken or vegetable soup base or -- to make 2 cups -- bouillion cubes -- liquid 3 large white potatoes -- up to 4 1 big leeks -- chopped fine, ...
Ingredients
- 5cupwhole milk
- 1cupheavy cream
- 1big leeks -- chopped fine, up to
- 1cupmuenster cheese -- grated
Directions
- 1
5 cups whole milk 1 cup heavy cream chicken or vegetable soup base or -- to make 2 cups -- bouillion cubes -- liquid 3 large white potatoes
- 2
Peel potatoes and grate directly into the milk
- 3
Keep the temperature of the broth low, as it will boil over easily
- 4
Stir in the leek, whisking to incorporate and thicken
- 5
Once the mixture is nicely thickened, stir in the butter
- 6
Then, with the temperature still low, add the cheese, stirring until it melts
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Season with salt and pepper to taste
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Ladle into bowls, top with chives or green onion and/or crisp bacon bits, and serve immediately