Make Creamy Instant Pot Potato Leek Soup under an hour! Healthy Pressure Cooker Leek Potato Soup is super easy to make with simple ingredients. A satisfying bowl of earthy comfort to warm your soul!
I’ve grown to love this dazzling colorful season of autumn…
The fresh crisp air, falling bright red, orange, yellow leaves, gentle wind, mild temperatures, warm fuzzy scarf, pumpkin spice, hot chocolate, hearty stews, comforting soups…
Potato Leek Soup is a simple & light yet comforting soup, made with the classic combo – potatoes, leeks, stock, and heavy cream.
Did you know Leek Soup has strong ties with Welsh cuisine?
Leek became a significant ingredient in many symbolic Welsh dishes back in the days, so leek later became the country’s national vegetable!
Hearty Instant Pot Potato Soup is my ultimate comfort food, and this Potato Leek Soup totally hits the spot (especially with the aromatic leek addition) for these cool fall wintery days.
What’s your favorite Instant Pot Soup? Tell us in the comments section below. 🙂
Time to make some Creamy Potato Leek Soup in Instant Pot!
Instant Pot Potato Leek Soup
Ingredients
- 4 (1.5lb or 552g) Yukon gold potatoes , diced
- 2 (375g - trimmed & chopped) large leeks , chopped
- 2 tablespoons (28g) unsalted butter
- 2 (0.5g) bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon (1.5g) dried thyme
- 1 cup (250ml) heavy cream
- 4 cups (1L) unsalted chicken stock
- 3 (13g) garlic cloves , minced
- 2 tablespoons (30ml) fish sauce (or sub with regular soy sauce)
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Optional Garnish
- Green onions , finely sliced
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Instructions
- Sweat Leeks: Heat up Instant Pot using Sauté More function. Wait until it says HOT (~8 mins). Add 2 tbsp (28g) unsalted butter and chopped leeks in Instant Pot. Season with a pinch of salt, then cook leeks until softened (~4 mins). Once the leeks are softened, add in 2 bay leaves, 1 tsp (1.5g) dried thyme, and minced garlic. Saute for another 30 seconds.
- Pressure Cook Potato Leek Soup: Pour in 4 cups (1L) unsalted chicken stock, 2 tbsp (30ml) fish sauce (or sub with regular soy sauce), and diced potatoes. Give everything a quick mix. Pressure cook at High Pressure for 5 minutes + 15 minutes Natural Release.
- Season & Thicken: Add in 1 cup (250m) heavy cream. *Note: Some enjoy the potato leek soup without blending. Since we like a thicker soup, we blend the potato leek soup at this step with an Immersion Hand Blender. Taste and season with more salt if desired (for reference, we added 2 large pinches of salt at the end to season this properly).
- Serve Leek Potato Soup: Garnish with finely sliced green onions, bacon bits, fried leeks, or fresh herbs. Season with some freshly ground black pepper. Serve immediately. Enjoy!~ 🙂
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Step-by-Step Instant Pot Potato Leek Soup Guide
Here are the ingredients for Instant Pot Potato Leek Soup.
We are using Yukon gold potatoes here, but russet potatoes will also work fine 🙂
How to Prepare Leeks?
Trim off the root end & tough green stalks of the leek (as shown with the red dotted lines in below photo).
Then cut the leeks in half lengthwise (as shown in right bottom photo).
*Pro Tip: Don’t throw away the leek root & green part – you can save them for making vegetable stock.
Be sure to clean the leek thoroughly by rinsing them under running cold water (including in between the leek layers because there may be soil or grit trapped there).
Sweat Leeks
Heat up Instant Pot using Sauté More function.
*Tip: For older version, press “Saute” button, then “Adjust” button. For newer versions, press “Saute” button twice.
Wait until it says HOT (takes roughly 8 minutes).
Add 2 tbsp (28g) unsalted butter and chopped leeks in Instant Pot.
Season with a pinch of salt and cook the leeks until softened (roughly 4 minutes).
Oh~ the leeks in butter smell soo good~
Once the leeks are softened, add in 2 bay leaves, 1 tsp (1.5g) dried thyme, and minced garlic. Saute for another 30 seconds.
Pressure Cook Potato Leek Soup
Pour in 4 cups (1L) unsalted chicken stock, 2 tbsp (30ml) fish sauce (or substitute with regular soy sauce), and diced potatoes. Give everything a quick mix.
Close lid and pressure cook:
- Pressure Cooking Method: High Pressure for 5 minutes and 15 minutes Natural Release.
After 15 minutes of Natural Release, carefully turn Venting Knob to the Venting position to release the remaining pressure. Once the floating valve drops, remove the lid.
It smells so good as the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker releases pressure! Can’t wait to have a taste! 😛
Season & Thicken
Add in 1 cup (250m) heavy cream.
*Note: Some people enjoy the soup without blending. It depends on your preference.
We like a heartier, thicker soup so we are blending this potato leek soup with an Immersion Hand Blender 🙂
Taste and season with more salt if desired. For reference, we added 2 large pinches of salt at the end to season this properly.
Serve Instant Pot Potato Leek Soup
You can garnish the leek potato soup with finely sliced green onions, bacon bits, fried leeks, or fresh herbs.
Season with some freshly ground black pepper and serve immediately!
Enjoy your Creamy Instant Pot Potato Leek Soup!~ 🙂
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