Potato-Cheddar Chowder

Name: Potato-Cheddar Chowder
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp. canola oil; 2 Tbsp. butter; 1 large onion, finely chopped; 1 leek, chopped (white and pale green part only); 2 carrots, peeled and diced; 2 stalks celery, chopped; 2 lb russet or thin-skinned yellow potatoes, diced; Salt and pepper; 4 cups (1 L) chicken stock; 1 cup heavy (whipping) or 18% coffee cream; 1 cup grated old cheddar

AuthorJulie

Yields1 Serving

2 Tbsp. canola oil

2 Tbsp. butter

1 large onion, finely chopped

1 leek, chopped (white and pale green part only)

2 carrots, peeled and diced

2 stalks celery, chopped

2 lb russet or thin-skinned yellow potatoes, diced

Salt and pepper

4 cups (1 L) chicken stock

1 cup heavy (whipping) or 18% coffee cream

1 cup grated old cheddar

In a medium pot, heat the oil and butter over medium-high heat. Add the onion, leek, carrots, celery and potatoes and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes or so, until the veggies are beginning to brown. Add the stock and bring to a simmer.

Reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes, or until the veggies are tender. With a hand-held immersion blender, purée about half of the soup, right in the pot, until smooth. (Alternatively scoop some out and puree it in the blender, then return it to the pot.)

Stir in the cream and heat through, then stir in the cheddar and remove the pot from the heat. Stir until the cheese melts, then serve hot.

Categorysoup