Donate SIGN UP

Leek And Potato Soup

Avatar Image
cassa333 | 08:08 Thu 27th Apr 2017 | Food & Drink
11 Answers
I often make leek and potato soup and usually have it the same day but I am going to freeze some of it as there is a lot andwe won't get through it all.

Can you make it with cream and freeze it or do you have to freeze it without the cream?

Thanks
Gravatar

Answers

1 to 11 of 11rss feed

Best Answer

No best answer has yet been selected by cassa333. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.

For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.
Best to freeze first and add cream after as the cream can split. The soup might look a bit funny after defrosting but will be fine when heated up.
Question Author
Ok thanks.

That is a bit disappointing really as I will have leftovers rather than enough to freeze beforehand finishing.
If you make it with crème fraiche it would not split Cassa.
However Cream with a fat content of more than 35% can be frozen so if you use double cream you will be ok as off the top of my head I think double cream is 48% fat.
Question Author
Thanks Islay. Sod she law though as I have a gallon of single cream and that's only about 20%.

A trip to Morrisons I think.
Question Author
How much is a cup? I am looking at a recipe for custard to use up the cream and it says a cup of cream.

Thanks
You can still use single but it will separate and will need stirring back together so is better heated up in a pan rather than the micro.
Question Author
Oh that's good news thank you Islay. Now I have to find something to make with the loaf of bread I've just buttered and quartered lol
My suggestion would be to add a little cornflour to the soup you want to freeze and cook it in. It doesn’t have to be a lot but it will help to emulsify the cream and stop the soup splitting
If you still wish to know the Volume of a Cup :-

One cup = ¼ litre = 250 millilitres = 8.80 fluid ounces.

Hans.
Question Author
Thanks everyone for your help.

I managed to make the soup and siphon some off to put in the freezer before the cream went in. I then made some bread and butter pudding with home Mage custard with the left over cream.

Crikey I'm on a roll at the moment. You watch, I won't cook anything for a week now lol
Poor Mage!

1 to 11 of 11rss feed

Do you know the answer?

Leek And Potato Soup

Answer Question >>