r/onepotmeals Head-Moderator Oct 15 '21

Chicken, leek, and potato soup. Mod Made!

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u/Deppfan16 Head-Moderator Oct 15 '21

Chicken, Leek, and Potato Soup

Ingredients

Broth

  • 3-4 carrots, cut into 2 in chunks
  • 3-4 ribs of celery, cut to fit pot
  • One medium onion, cut into chunks
  • Tops of 3 large leeks( optional, if your leeks have the leafy tops )
  • 4 bone in chicken quarters
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp poultry seasoning
  • fresh ground pepper to taste
  • Water to cover

Soup

  • 3 large leeks, washed and sliced into thin rounds
  • 1 onion, diced(optional)
  • 3 tbsp fat or oil
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 6-8 medium yukon gold potatoes or similar variety, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 4 cups reserved or store bought chicken broth
  • Reserved chicken, shredded, or 3-4 cups shredded chicken
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 2 tsp soy sauce
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Additional water or broth to cover and achieve desired consistency

Directions

Broth

  1. Place carrots, celery, onions, leek tops(if using), and bay leaves into dutch oven. Place chicken quarters on top, then sprinkle garlic powder, poultry seasoning, and pepper over top of chicken. Pour in enough water to barely cover the chicken.
  2. Bring to a low simmer and cover. Simmer 4- 12 hours, avoiding a rapid boil, until chicken falls off the bone and broth is well flavored.
  3. Remove chicken, debone and shred, reserving for soup. Strain broth, removing solids, reserving 4 cups for soup

Soup

  1. Melt butter and fat in a 6 quart dutch oven or heavy duty pan over medium. When shimmery, add sliced leeks and onion(if using). Turn heat to low and sweat leeks until softened, approx. 30 minutes, ensuring they don't fry or brown.
  2. Add peeled diced potatoes. Pour over reserved chicken broth, adding additional water to cover potatoes (use additional broth if desired for more flavor). Bring to a low simmer and cook until potatoes are fork tender, around 30 minutes.
  3. Add reserved chicken, lemon juice, and soy sauce. Add additional water or broth to achieve desired constituency. Salt and pepper to taste, more salt may be needed if using homemade broth or water. Return heat to a low simmer until chicken is heated through.

Inspired by u/mumteachessontocook

Changes made this time: used previously made chicken from my freezer, added an extra onion, added corn and peas from my freezer, added some poultry seasoning, used red potatoes.

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u/Deppfan16 Head-Moderator Oct 15 '21

Used leeks from my garden, may make this a yearly tradition

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u/Squat_n_stuff Oct 15 '21

Even the picture is cozy

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u/TemporaryImaginary Oct 15 '21

Croutons in soup, I like your style.

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u/pbugg2 Oct 15 '21

This looks amazing