Name: Chicken Soup with Apples and Leeks
Yield: Makes 8 Servings
Ingredients: salt and pepper; 1 3-pound chicken, quartered; 2 Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, or tart local baking apples, peeled and cut into ½-inch cubes; 3 leeks, including 1 inch of green, cut in half lengthwise, washed, and finely sliced; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; ½ cup apple cider vinegar; 1 cup apple juice; ½ cup heavy cream; 3 tablespoons Calvados (optional); slices of French bread, toasted; 3 cups white chicken broth

Preparation info

Makes
8
Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Splendid Soups

By James Peterson

Published 2000

About

This full-flavored winter soup balances the sweetness of apples and the tang of cider vinegar against an earthy background of gently simmered leeks. The flavor of the apples can be accentuated by adding a tiny amount of Calvados (see box) just before serving, but the soup is still wonderful without it. Instead of disguising the flavor of the chicken, the apples and leeks seem to accentuate it and bring it into focus. This delicious soup never fails t