Harvest soup

I made a soup today, which gave new meaning to homemade (or homegrown). It was a potato-leek soup, it was our first successful attempt at growing them.

I sauted 5 cups of freshly harvested leeks them in some butter and garlic until soft.

Added a pound of potatoes (also from the garden), homemade chicken broth, thyme, bay leaf, salt and pepper.

Although the recipe didn't call for it, I added some baby corn that was in the refrigerator. After coming to a boil, it simmered for about 15 minutes. We removed the thyme sprigs and the bay leaf and used the immersion blender to make it smooth. A final check of the seasoning before adding 1/2 cup of heavy cream, or in our case, coconut milk.

So what did we think? We definitely won't use the baby corn again, it made the soup sweet, and took away from the delicate taste of the leeks. We ended up grating cheese in it, and then I added the last piece of kielbasa to the leftovers. I would make it or something similar again, and I'm excited to grow more leeks!