Potato Leek Soup

I love potato leek soup so I picked up some leeks at the market. I have a 1/2 bushel of yukon gold potatoes from Holland Marsh (an hour away) in my cold cellar just waiting to be cooked up.

I also love bacon so I cook the leeks in bacon (organic, naturally smoked) tidbits. Bacon is optional and instead use smoked white fish (or a few smoked oysters cut up) at the very end of cooking. Think of this soup as a baked potato. I topped mine with bacon bits, green onions, and spicy red pepper. Shredded cheese would be great as well. If you did not use bacon you could use smoked cheese instead.



6 strips organic bacon
3 leeks, well cleaned
5 potatoes, peeled and diced
1 hot pepper
2 tblspoons butter
splash of olive oil
splash of white wine vinegar (or wine)
s&p to taste

garnish any way you like!

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