Garlic-Potato Soup

Submitted by: admin on April 2, 2020

Serves 6

Ingredients

3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 leek, white and light green parts only, halved lengthwise, chopped small, and washed thoroughly
3 garlic cloves, minced, plus 2 whole heads garlic, outer papery skins removed, and top third of heads cut off and discarded
6–7 cups low-sodium chicken broth
2 bay leaves
Salt and pepper
1-1⁄2 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1⁄2-inch cubes
1 pound red potatoes (unpeeled), cut into 1⁄2-inch cubes
1⁄2 cup heavy cream
1-1⁄2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme
1⁄4 cup minced fresh chives
1 recipe GARLIC CHIPS

Instructions

  1. Melt butter in Dutch oven over medium heat. Add leeks and cook until soft (do not brown), 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in minced garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add garlic heads, 6 cups broth, bay leaves, and 3⁄4 teaspoon salt. Partially cover pot and bring to simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat and simmer until garlic is very tender when pierced with tip of knife, 30 to 40 minutes. Add russet potatoes and red potatoes and continue to simmer, partially covered, until potatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
  2. Discard bay leaves. Remove garlic heads from pot and, using tongs or paper towels, squeeze at root end until cloves slip out of their skins into bowl. Using fork, mash garlic to smooth paste.
  3. Stir cream, thyme, and half of mashed garlic into soup. Heat soup until hot, about 2 minutes. Taste soup and add remaining garlic paste if desired.
  4. Using immersion blender, process soup until creamy, with some potato chunks remaining. Alternatively, transfer 1-1⁄2 cups potatoes and 1 cup broth to blender or food processor and process until smooth. (Process more potatoes for thicker consistency.) Return puree to pot and stir to combine, adjusting consistency with up to 1 cup more broth if necessary. Season with salt and pepper to taste, sprinkle with chives and Garlic Chips, and serve.

A garnish is essential to add texture to this soup. Garlic Chips, crisp bacon bits, FRIED LEEKS, or GARLIC CROUTONS are good options. A potato masher can be used instead of an immersion blender to mash some of the potatoes right in the pot, though the consistency will not be as creamy. If leeks are not available, substitute an equal amount of yellow onion.

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