Every day of the GAPS Intro so far, I’ve come up with another soup recipe, just based on what I have on hand. This creamy leek soup was my idea to combine my love for creamy veggie blended soups with some substance in it.
If you can get a pastured ham that is only cured with honey, salt and maybe just some cloves or cinnamon, then you can use that on GAPS Intro. If not just use some meat from a pork roast. I already had the ham cooked up in some pork stock in the crock pot. Leeks, mushrooms, and asparagus are all in season right now in my part of the country (east coast near Philadelphia), so I took advantage of their availability and freshness to concoct this very delicious soup.
- 1 bunch leeks, cleaned and chopped
- 1 bunch asparagus, cut into ½ inch pieces
- ½ pound mushrooms (whatever kind you like), quartered and sliced
- 2 cups chopped cooked pastured ham or pork roast
- 1 quart or more chicken or pork stock
- Tarragon, 1-2 stems, leaves chopped or 2 teaspoons dried
- Thyme, 2-3 stems of leaves or 1 teaspoon dried
- Sour Cream
- Ghee and/or Lard
- In a dutch oven or large chef's pot, saute the leeks in lard for 5 minutes.
- Add one quart of stock and simmer until tender, 20 minutes or so.
- Pour the mixture into a tall bowl, I used my 4-cup glass pyrex measuring cup. Use an immersion blender to blend until creamy with no chunks left. If you do not have an immersion blender, you could use a food processor or a vitamix. Set aside.
- In the same pot, add a bit more lard and saute the mushrooms for 5 minutes.
- Then add the asparagus and a cup or two of stock.
- Simmer until tender, about 10-15 minutes.
- Add the tarragon and thyme.
- Add the creamy leek puree and simmer soup together for 5 more minutes until all is warmed through.
- Add the chopped meat to warm through as well.
- Serve in bowls cooled a bit, add a dollop of sour cream and a drizzle of ghee.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
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Oh my goodness, this sounds SO good. And it’s also a treat to see you incorporating ham into the diet. I love my ham soups!
Ham soups are pretty awesome -I’ve created several since purchasing my half hog this fall and again this spring!
Thank you for this! So very inspiring!
You are most welcome Kate!
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