{"id":3641,"slug":"vichyssoise-chilled-potato-leek-soup","title":"Vichyssoise (Chilled Potato Leek Soup)","description":"Vichyssoise is a simple recipe that combines potatoes and leeks with a cream roux.","ingredients_raw":["6–8 medium Idaho potatoes","1 lb butter","4 large diced leeks (white and yellow parts only)","1 bunch diced shallots (white bases only) or green onions","1½ tbsp chicken bouillon or add homemade stock","1 tbsp white pepper","1 cup white wine","1½ quarts heavy whipping cream","1 quart milk","1 cup shallot tops"],"ingredients_norm":["idaho potato","butter","leek","shallots or green onion","chicken bouillon or add homemade stock","white pepper","white wine","heavy whipping cream","milk","shallot top"],"steps":["Peel potatoes and remove all brown and discolored areas.","Boil potatoes for 20 minutes or until the interiors are soft when stuck with a knife. Do not overcook potatoes.","Drain potatoes, retain liquid, let the potatoes cool, then mash with fork.","In a braiser over low heat, sauté leek and shallot bottoms in the butter until translucent, or about 10 minutes.","Add chicken base, white pepper, white wine, heavy cream, and milk; simmer until soup starts to bubble.","Add mashed potatoes and whisk vigorously; if the soup is too thick add some of the potato water.","Chill the soup.","Just before serving, put the soup in a blender, and blend on low speed for 20 seconds. Garnish with shallot tops"],"categories":["Soup recipes","Recipes using cream","Recipes using leek","Recipes using potato","Recipes for soup","Boiled recipes","Recipes using butter","Recipes using milk","Recipes using dehydrated broth"],"prep_time_minutes":40,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":40,"servings":"8","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Vichyssoise_(Chilled_Potato_Leek_Soup)","source_ref":"4520463","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Vichyssoise_(Chilled_Potato_Leek_Soup)&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"c21932a5bfbd64d41683de90db24113bf801f4a3db0ecb8f35059b6e971d5ac8","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:30Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:30Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/vichyssoise-chilled-potato-leek-soup"}