The perfect winter warmer doesn’t exi….. potato, leek and speck soup. I mean, it’s puréed potato. It doesn’t get much better than this… Ingredients (serves 5): 200-300g speck, skin removed, diced 1.25kg brushed potatoes, peeled and cubed 2-3 leeks, ends removed, washed and sliced 2 onions, sliced 2 tsp dried thyme Salt and pepper 2 tbsp butter 4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped 4 cups chicken stock (or vege stock) 3-4 bay leaves 300ml thickened cream To serve: Drizzle or olive oil Toasted baguette slices Method: 1. In a COLD pan, add the speck. Turn on the heat to high and allow the fat to render for 5 minutes. 2. Once the fat has rendered and the speck is nice and crispy, remove from the pan, leaving as much fat in the pan as possible and set aside. 3. In the same pan on medium heat, add the leeks and onions and season with salt, pepper and thyme. 4. Add the butter to help them sweat down even further before you add the garlic. 5. Cook the garlic until fragrant befo...