Leek — onions, in which the main thing not a head, but a stalk. And even everything, and mainly its white part — it is the most delicate and gentle. Stalks perfectly sate thanks to a large amount of cellulose. Leek soup contains few calories and at the same time works as a lung diuretic.
Leek in soup can be the soloist, accompany and be absolutely imperceptible. Anyway it plays an essential role in a dish. Soups on its basis enjoy wide popularity. Try to make the tasty and light cream soup reminding traditional French вишисуаз. It is distinguished by surprising aroma, silky consistence and a pleasant creamy flavor. At the same time in one portion of this soup only about 130 calories (8 g of fat, 14 g of carbohydrates and 1 g of protein).
For 2 portions of cream soup from leek it will be required to you:
- 150 g of leek;
- 30 g of a desi;
- 1 l of vegetable broth;
- 4 tsps of flour;
- pepper and salt – to taste;
- 2 tablespoons of sour cream;
- green onions;
Step-by-step preparation of cream soup from leek
For a start make vegetable broth. Various dry-mixes won't approach as contains in them many harmful ingredients which are contrary to the concept "healthy nutrition".
For broth stock up with the following products:
- 1 carrots;
- 1 stalk of a celery;
- 3 peas of a black pepper;
- greens of parsley and fennel;
- 2 leaves of a lavrushka;
- salt – to taste;
- 1 l of water.
Cut carrots, a celery and greens. You aren't lazy to cut vegetables small into cubes. Then when cooking on slow fire they will be able to give to broth all the aromas and also "will make friends" among themselves. That it turned out even more fragrant, it is possible to involve garlic glove.
Place vegetables in a pan, fill in with cold water and put on fire. Wait when water begins to boil, lower fire to an average, add pepper, a lavrushka, salt and you cook to softness of vegetables. On it about 20 minutes usually leave. The most important – don't go too far in salt as broth will be a basis of other dish.
After cooking pull out vegetables from a pan. Such broth can be stored in the freezer, previously having placed it in a container or molds for ice.
Now start directly preparation of a cream from leek. For this purpose carefully wash out its stalks as he sits in the earth rather deeply. Better even previously to wet them in water. After washing well dry leek.
Kindle a desi on slow fire. For these purposes it is necessary to use a frying pan with high sides or a stewpan. Wait when oil begins to bubble. Add the cut leek, mix and you weary under a cover about 10-15 minutes. Onions have to become soft.
Powder the softened vegetable with flour and prepare about a minute more, without forgetting to stir slowly. Pour in broth and bring to the boil. Reduce fire to a minimum and boil a leek about 20 more minutes.
By means of the submersible blender turn pan contents into homogeneous mass without lumps. Season soup I will merge also pepper. Let's it infuse 15-20 minutes then give on a table. If you want to make a dish still sytny more gently on taste, add to a plate before giving a spoon of sour cream and several toast. Besides, the dish can be strewed with small cut green onions.
Leek cream soup can be served as in a cold, and hot look. In cold season it is good hot. In this case onions soup not only will well sate, but also will warm.