Onion, leek and bay soup
- Easy
- Serves 6
Ingredients
- 60g Unsalted butter
- 5 Bay leaves
- 1kg White onions, thinly sliced
- 400g Leeks, trimmed, washed and thinly sliced
- 4 Garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 2 ½tbsp Plain white flour
- 200ml Dry apple cider
- 1l Chicken stock
- 1-2tbsp Apple cider vinegar
Method
- STEP 1
Melt the butter in a large stock pot over a low heat and then stir in the bay leaves, onions, leeks and garlic. Season with a generous pinch of sea salt, then leave everything to cook down slowly, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened almost to the point of collapse and significantly reduced in volume. This will take up to an hour.
- STEP 2
Sprinkle over and stir in the flour, then add the cider and stock. Turn up the heat and bring to a gentle simmer. Let the soup putter away for 15 minutes or so, until it has thickened up.
- STEP 3
To finish, add the apple cider vinegar a little bit at a time, tasting as you go – too much will ruin the soup, but the right amount will freshen it beautifully. Season with black pepper and sea salt to taste.
