Potato Leek Soup (Potage Parmentier) with Truffle Goat Cheese

Potato Leek Soup (Potage Parmentier) with Truffle Goat Cheese

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Add the goat cheese and prepare to be amazed at what a simple potato soup can become; smooth, subtly sensuous, and an explosion of flavor.

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  • Fine-mesh sieve
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  • Saute pan
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  • Cutting board
  • Peeler
  • Kitchen scale
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  • Stove
  • Serving bowl

Ingredients

  • 60 g (approximately 4 tablespoons) butter
  • 1 kg potatoes (roughly 2 pounds); washed, peeled, and cut into 0.5 mm (roughly ¼ inch) slices
  • 2 tablespoons neutral oil
  • 4 medium leeks; white parts washed and sliced thinly, dark greens washed and sliced in half
  • 1 medium white onion, sliced thinly
  • 2 L (approximately 2 quarts) chicken stock (may use vegetable stock for vegetarian version)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 sprigs fresh tarragon
  • 250 mL (approximately 1 cup) heavy cream
  • 175 g (approximately 6 ounces) truffle goat cheese or other goat cheese (optional)
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • salt and white pepper to taste
  • 1 shallot sliced thinly – for garnish
  • one clove of garlic sliced thinly – for garnish
  • chives, sliced thinly – for garnish

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