Leek Soup w. Bacon Bits

Just happened to have come in possession of lots of leeks. So how do you quickly get a handful of them out of the way? Make leek soup.

Ingredients:
5 Leeks
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp flour
1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
1 l. chicken stock
1 squirt of sherry
Salt, pepper
Bacon for the non-vegetarians

Start by removing the outer leaves and cut the leek open lengthwise, stopping just before the root end. Rinse them thoroughly.

Chop them and sweat them in butter. Add a bit of salt to draw out the water from the leek.

When they are all soft and cooked, add the grated nutmeg and the flour. Stir it in and let the flour cook a bit. Make sure you keep stirring. The Flour will start to stick to the base and make the leek lump together. Don't worry, it's all part of the plan.

Add the chicken stock and stir. The flour will thicken it.

Fry the bacon, or place it between two pieces of kitchen towel and blast it in the microwave for aprox. 2 minutes. It'll be crispy and have less fat and less cleaning to do. Set aside.

When the soup has simmered for 5-10 minutes, blend it with a stick blender.

Add a bit of sherry for effect, taste for salt and pepper.

Cut the bacon in small pieces and sprinkle them into the soup.