Raymond Sokolov

Vichyssoise

Preparation info
  • Serves

    8 to 10

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
A Canon of Vegetables
A Canon of Vegetables

By Raymond Sokolov

Published 2007

  • About

Despite the name, this is not a regional dish from Vichy but an American turn on leek-and-potato soup.

Ingredients

  • 6 leeks, trimmed and rinsed as for Braised Leeks
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 8

Method

  1. Slice the leeks in thin rounds.
  2. Heat the butter in a Dutch oven until it melts and the foam subsides. Stir in the leeks. Lower the heat, cover, and simmer until the leeks and onion are translucent.
  3. Add the potatoes, the chicken stock (for Vichyssoise) or water (for French leek-and-potato soup), and the salt and white pepper to taste. Bring to a boil,