Leek soup not so tasty
 

Seems I'm missing an ingredient or something. I put in lots of the white
part of three leeks, a small onion, two potatoes and chicken stock but the
leek soup just isn't flavorful. In fact I don't taste leek at all. Any
suggestions?

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Leek soup not so tasty
 

po wrote:
> Seems I'm missing an ingredient or something. I put in lots of the white
> part of three leeks, a small onion, two potatoes and chicken stock but the
> leek soup just isn't flavorful. In fact I don't taste leek at all. Any
> suggestions?
>
> Also looking for suggestions regarding very lively food preparation
> newsgroup besides this one.
>
>
My recipe calls for butter, cream, garlic and a few coriander seeds.

I use evaporated milk and some skim milk powder instead of the cream and
butter but put a little dab of butter in just before serving.

I also puree mine with an immersion blender when it is finished cooking.
Adds to the creamy texture.

Are you adding salt & pepper?

Regards
Lee

Leek soup not so tasty
 

"po" > wrote in message
...
> Seems I'm missing an ingredient or something. I put in lots of the white
> part of three leeks, a small onion, two potatoes and chicken stock but the
> leek soup just isn't flavorful. In fact I don't taste leek at all. Any
> suggestions?
>
> Also looking for suggestions regarding very lively food preparation
> newsgroup besides this one.
>

Oregano, sage, thyme are all good herbs for leek soup.
But usually the problem is the quality of the stock. So make sure it has a
good flavour.

Leek soup not so tasty
 

"po" > wrote in message
...
> Seems I'm missing an ingredient or something. I put in lots of the white
> part of three leeks, a small onion, two potatoes and chicken stock but the
> leek soup just isn't flavorful. In fact I don't taste leek at all. Any
> suggestions?
>
> Also looking for suggestions regarding very lively food preparation
> newsgroup besides this one.
>
>
If you can find them I'd suggest using the leaks wild cousin, ramps. Along
the north east coast if you go to what people call a wild leak dinner you'll
be served ramps. Unfortunately ramps are strong smelling and you'll
probably never find them in a grocery store for that very reason. They are
treated like a durian is treated in Asia. Back when I went to school the
fastest way to get a three day suspension from school was to throw a few in
your locker. You could get sent home for just eating some before you went
to school.
I'm not particularly fond of leak soup, it taste exactly like eating a stick
of butter even if no butter is added. That's it's appeal to some people, a
fairly healthy soup that taste's rich in calories.

Leek soup not so tasty
 

po wrote:
>
> Also looking for suggestions regarding very lively food preparation
> newsgroup besides this one.

check out rec.food.cooking

hundreds of posts each day. so active it's hard to keep up if you miss
a day or two!