🇫🇷 French

Leek Velouté

Name: Leek Velouté
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Butter; 150 ml Heavy Cream; to taste Salt; 1, diced Onion; 3 cloves, minced Garlic; 1/2 tsp Black Peppercorns; 1 litre Stock or Broth; 3 Leek; small handful Tarragon; 1 litre Chicken Stock

🇫🇷 French

A clear, restorative french soup starring leek — light on the palate, big on aroma. 30 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 10 min Cook 20 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Butter1 tbsp
Heavy Cream150 ml
Saltto taste
Onion1, diced
Garlic3 cloves, minced
Black Peppercorns1/2 tsp
Stock or Broth1 litre
Leek3
Tarragonsmall handful
Chicken Stock1 litre

Instructions

1
Sweat the onion in the Butter until translucent but not browned, about 5 minutes.
2
Add the garlic and black peppercorns and cook for 30 seconds more.
3
Pour in the stock, bring to a simmer, and add the leek.
4
Simmer gently until the leek is just cooked through and the broth tastes rounded.
5
Ladle into warm bowls and top each with tarragon and a grind of black pepper.

Chef's tip

Prep everything before the heat goes on — french cooking moves fast once it starts.

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Watch how it's made

Video: How To Make Velouté Sauce | The French Mother Sauce Every Home Cook Should Know · on YouTube