Leek Soup a la Reine

Ingredients

• about six to eight leeks
• a quarter of a pound of butter
• about two pints
• pepper and salt to taste

Method

1. 1

   Trim and wash leeks, cut into rounds.

2. 2

   Blanch, place in a saucepan with butter, and stir for three minutes.

3. 3

   Add white stock and boil until cooked.

4. 4

   Rub through a sieve, add white sauce, and cook for twenty minutes while stirring.

As published

This recipe was extracted from À la mode cookery (1902) by Harriet Anne de Salis, page 5. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Leek Soup a la Reine Trim and wash off all the green parts of about six to eight leeks, and cut the white pieces into rounds. Blanch them, put them into a saucepan with a quarter of a pound of butter, and stir over the fire for about three minutes ; add some good white stock, about two pints ; boil till cooked. Then rub them through a fine hair sieve. Add a pint of white sauce and cook for about twenty minutes. Keep stirring all the time. i\dd pepper and salt to taste

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