Cock-a-leekie soup (Scottish chicken broth)

Cock-a-leekie soup

Cock-a-leekie, a traditional Scottish soup, celebrates the combination of leeks, chicken and pearl barley in a broth with white wine and crème fraîche. try also this skyr cake with blueberries recipe too.

Ingredients

Main course For 4 people

1 clove of garlic

300 g of leeks

1 teaspoon of rapeseed oil

120 g of pearl barley

1 dl of white wine

1 liter of chicken broth

½ cooked, boneless bouillon hen or 250 g of cooked chicken meat

80 g of crème fraîche

salt

pepper

2 sprigs of parsley

Freind's kitchen recipes, Croque Monsieur.

How to proceed

Preparation:

ca. 20 minutes

Simmer:

40-50 minutes

Total time:

1 h 10 min

Chop the garlic, cut the leeks into rings. Heat the oil and sauté the garlic with the leeks and barley. Add the wine. Let the liquid reduce and add the broth. Cover and simmer for 40-50 minutes, the barley must still be al dente.

Add the meat and crème fraîche to the soup and heat. Season the soup with salt and pepper. Chop the parsley, spread it over the soup and serve. You may be interested to read moroccan coffee recipe/ pumpkin and courgette soup.

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