Grannydragon'S Cock-A-Leekie Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 bunches leeks, throughly rinsed and diced
2 onions, peeled and diced
3 stalks celery, diced, leaves included
1/4 lb butter or 1/4 lb chicken fat
4 cups chicken stock
2 lbs red potatoes, with peels on, diced
salt and pepper
half-and-half (optional)

Preparation

Throughly rinse leeks to remove inner sandy grit.
Sautee diced leeks, onions, and celery in butter, in a soup pot, until soft.
Add homemade chicken stock and potatoes. Simmer 35 minutes or less, testing for the tenderness of the potatoes.
Adjust the seasonings.
At this point you could add half and half to thicken. I never do! However,DO NOT boil after the addition of the 1/2 and 1/2.