Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

2 tb Butter Or Margarine
1/2 c Chopped Onion
1 1/2 c Cleaned And Chopped leeks,
- White And Light Green
- Parts Only
1 ts Minced Garlic
1 qt Chicken Broth
13 3/4 oz Can Artichoke Hearts, Well
- Rinse, Drained Quartered
2 1/2 c Peeled And Cubed Baking
- potatoes
2 sm Sprigs Thyme
1 1/2 c Milk
3/4 ts Tabasco Pepper Sauce
Salt To Taste
Fresh Ground Black Pepper
Chopped Fresh Parsley

"Elegant" describes this simple creamy soup of leeks, Potatoes,
artichoke hearts,sparked with Tabasco pepper sauce. It is superb
served in hollowed-out boule bread.
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~----------------- In a medium saucepan, melt the butter and saute
the onion and leeks, covered, for about 10 minutes, or until tender.
Uncover and cook until the leeks are very soft, about5 minutes,
adding the garlic for the last minute. Add the broth, artichokes,
Potatoes and thyme; simmer for 15 minutes, or until the Potatoes are
tender. Add the milk and Tabasco sauce; simmer for 5 minutes longer.
Remove from heat and discard the thyme. In a food processor or
blender, puree the soup until very smooth. Add salt and pepper to
taste. Serve hot or cold, garnished with parsley.

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