Hearty potato, leek and sausage soup will warm you up and stick to your ribs!
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Good Life Wife Potato, Leek & Sausage Soup

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 lbs. (1/2 bag) Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cubed
  • 1 lb. Bratwurst, sliced 1/2" thick
  • 4 Carrots, peeled and diced
  • 1 Onion, diced
  • 3 Leeks, sliced thinly (cut off the dark green part and rinse well)
  • 1/2 cup Heavy cream
  • 64 oz. (2 boxes) Chicken Stock
  • 3 Bay leaves
  • 2 tbsp. Oil (I use bacon fat)
  • salt & pepper

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in large dutch oven.  Brown sausage in batches, about 1 minuter per side.  Remove to plate and set aside.

  2. Add the carrots, onion and leeks to the pot and soften in batches (about 5 minutes).  Season with salt and pepper.

  3. Return vegetables and sausage to the dutch oven.  Add chicken stock, bay leaves and potatoes.  Simmer at least 30 minutes.   A couple of hours is even better.

  4. Remove bay leaves.  Remove about 2 cups of vegetables and liquid (carefully avoiding sausage) and place in a bowl.  Add heavy cream and process with an immersion blender.  You can use a regular blender or a food processor but be careful with hot liquid.

  5. Return smooth vegetables to pot.  Blending a bit of the vegetables with cream gives you a little thicker and richer soup. 

  6. Serve with crusty bread.