[CH] Mike's potato soup
Doug Irvine (dirvin@bc.sympatico.ca)
Fri, 16 Oct 1998 13:34:32 -0700
Well, Mike Bowers...I have had this recipe of yours from away back from
when it was ucdavis, and I have taken the liberty of modifying
it(HORRORS) and here it is:
Doug's version of Mikes potato soup with green chiles
2-3 tbls olive oil
3 leeks, white part and a little green
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp oregano
3 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
8 roasted, peeled Anaheims, chopped, or canned if you must!
5 cups of chicken stock
CLEAN the leeks, then cut into rounds. Put the oil in a pot large enough
to take the chicken stock plus all the rest, and add the leeks and the
garlic, cook for about five minutes until it is wilted, then add the
cumin and the oregano. Turn up heat and add the chicken stock and the
potatoes and the chiles, bring to a boil and cook at simmer for about 45
minutes. Taste for seasoning, add freshly ground black pepper and either
Calvins or Jim's or some other hot pepper flakes or powder or whatever
you have that gives you heat....this is terrific soup, it was when I did
Mike's version, and it is now with mine. Hey.
Michael, try it and let me know which one is better! Cheers, Doug in BC
Notice the lack of salt....add your own to taste