Recipe - Potato Soup With Broccoli And Leeks

1 One half tablespoon Olive oil
1 One half cup White part of cut or sliced up leeks
1 tablespoon White flour
3 One half cup Chicken broth
4 cup Cooked; cubed sweet potatoes
1 teaspoon Salt
One fourth teaspoon Pepper
2 cup Broccoli flowerets
1 One half cup Parve milk

In soup pot, heat the olive oil Mix in leeks and cook slowly till leeks are
soft. Blend in the flour and cook a few seconds. Take the pot off the heat.
Add One half c. of the chicken broth and blend in thoroughly. Add remaining
broth, potatoes, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, lower the heat and
simmer, partly covered, for about Three fourths of an hour (or until the potatoes are
tender). Meanwhile, steam the broccoli till tender and set aside. Pour
cooked potatoes and their liquid into the blender and puree till almost
smooth. Put the mixture back in the pot and add 1 c. parve milk. Blend
well. If the soup is too thick, add One fourth c. parve milk at a time till it
reaches the consistency you prefer. Mix in the broccoli and correct the
seasoning.

This recipe is based on one found in Eater's Choice, by Dr. Ron Goor and
Nancy Goor (3rd edition, Houghton Mifflin, c1992). It may not be strictly
for Hanukkah, but it is tasty, especially on a cold winter day.

Posted to JEWISHFOOD digest by Sandy Loeffler aa2690@wayne.edu on Dec
14, 1998, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.