Cooking - potato & leek soup

[soulstar]

I'm going to make soup now.  And even though the recipe is dead easy, I'm going to write it down here for future reference because when my head is wonky I can't even remember this sort of thing.  So, don't mind me.

Potato and Leek soup
(Just in case anyone but me is looking at this, I should mention that the term "recipe" should be applied only in the loosest sense.)

• Rinse off leek and slice in half, lengthways.  Then rinse it again to get out any dirt inside the top.  Trim off the very top of the greenery if need be (if it's dried up and/or yucky)


• Chop leek into small-ish chunks (1cm wide or so?)


• Peel and chop up potatoes into fairly small pieces. [Note to self: try to have something other than new potatoes in the house next time.  Charlotte ones might work quite well, shall have to try them.]


• Soften the leeks in a teeny tiny bit of oil in the bottom of the saucepan until they're a bit opaque.


• Make stock - 2 knorr cubes and 900ml - 1l boiling water should be fine.


• Sling it all in the saucepan, bring to the boil, then simmer for about 20 minutes.


• Whiz with hand-blender thingy if needed, depending on how chunky I want it. Add some more boiling water if it's too thick.


• Season to taste, blah blah etc.  Eat!