In the Bay Area, I’ve enjoyed numerous Mexican dinners that include horchata, or cinnamon rice milk. It’s pleasantly sweet and cooling. This recipe is far simpler than the conventional one, which can take up to 3 hours to prepare.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 50 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 5 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped onion
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup chopped leeks
- 8 potatoes, peeled and sliced
- 6 cups water
- ½ teaspoon fresh thyme
- 1 ham bone
- 1 cup heavy cream
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large pot over medium heat, cook onions in butter until translucent. Stir in leeks, potatoes, water, thyme and the ham bone. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer until potatoes are tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
- Remove ham bone and puree soup with a blender or food processor. Return to pot, stir in cream, salt and pepper, heat through and serve.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 382 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 42 g |
| Cholesterol | 71 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Saturated Fat | 14 g |
| Sodium | 104 mg |
| Sugars | 3 g |
| Fat | 23 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This was delicious! I didn’t have any leeks. I added chopped ham after puréeing and used half and half instead of heavy cream. I added some corn starch to thicken it up. My family loved it! Thanks for sharing.
It is just missing celery root a necessary ingredient for true German potato soup
It was a big hit with my wife and mother-in-law, for whom I do most of the cooking. I had a ham bone from Thanksgiving and a couple leeks from a recipe I made a week ago, so I wanted to try this recipe. Unfortunately, my ham bone was not usable, so I had to substitute a package of cubed ham, but it turned out great. After the puree step, I almost didn’t add the heavy cream because the soup was already so creamy. I did add a half cup of cream instead of a full cup.
Good recipe. I used 4 cups chicken stock and dried Thyme. Used leftover ham and a bay leaf. After I used the immersion blender and adjusted the salt and pepper, it was good enough without the cream according to my daught3, who is on the Noom diet.
As written, you puree the ham along with the potatoes and leeks. This turned the soup a hideous pink color. Those who closed their eyes and tried it anyway found it fairly bland and not enough to get past the pink. The instructions just can’t be correct. We’ll try making just potato leek soup and add ham chunks at the end.
Great taste and consistency. A hit with the whole family.
Real soup! No chemical flavor or flour needed. More recipes like this would be great.
It was amazing but with my own tweaks. I did not peel potatoes. Instead of puree the potatoes I added instant potatoes to desired thickness. Also used veggie broth for water instead and added minced garlic with the onions.
Great creamy soup even without the cream. Used chicken bouillon to add more flavour to the base.
Great and simple recipe. I like the fact that it’s not fancy…although I topped mine with some paprika for presentation. Lol
Followed another reviewers suggestion and seared the ham bone then cooked it in 6 cups of chicken broth (rather than water). All else was as instructed. And it was a good, though mild, flavor. So I gave this recipe a 4. But I wanted a more hearty German flavor. So I added chopped ham and served it with a bit (2-3T) of sauerkraut per bowl. And that made it amazing.
I added carrots and celery because I think potato soup should have both. I used 4 cups of chicken broth plus 2 cups of water. My parents both liked this soup a lot. To me, it tastes like potato soup should taste. I will make it again, and I will add a poblano pepper.
Made this with ham (did not have ham bone) and used vegetable and chicken bouillon instead of plain water.
Delicious!! I didn’t have a ham bone, but I had ham soup base. 6 cups water to 6 Tblsp base…yum. And my “picky on soup” kiddos loved it too.
It resulted in the blandest soup my family ever tasted and the look much longer to prep.
I made this on a rainy day. My family loved it. This is a keeper.
I used a ham hock instead of a ham bone. And for my salt, all I had was sea salt. Made this for an Oktoberfest Party and it was a big hit. I left some potato chunks in for texture. I was handing out this recipe after the party. I recommend for a big party to just a cozy evening home with the family.
Very good. Will make again. Didn’t have a ham bone so I added some julienned lean ham, which added a nice flavor, towards the end of cooking before pureeing with an immersion blender. I liked the fact that the leeks didn’t overpower.
Excellent Recipe! Taste great and fills you fast. They only problem I had was that the potatoes were not soft. I simply fixed this by letting the finished stew simmer for 2 hours on low heat. Problem solved
Easy to make and tasty!
EASY. I used 1/3 butter and 2 quarts each of chicken and beef stock instead of water, 1/2&1/2 instead of heavy cream. After pureeing I added some cut up ham and that really made it a meal.