Cock-a-Leekie Soup Recipe TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH DISH
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Cock-a-leekie soup is a traditional Scottish soup recipe from the 16th century. Its main ingredients are leeks and chicken, often thickened with rice or, more traditionally, with barley. The dish has a rich and hearty flavor and is known for its simplicity and comfort-food qualities.
The origin of cock-a-leekie soup can be traced to the Middle Ages, when a basic soup was made with chicken and leeks. Over time, it evolved into a more refined dish, especially popular in Scotland. The soup was traditionally served as a starter at formal dinners, including those at Burns Suppers, held in honor of the Scottish poet Robert Burns.
Historically, Scottish cuisine often incorporated barley, a staple grain in Scotland. In older recipes of Cock-a-leekie soup, barley was frequently used to thicken the soup and add a hearty texture.
In more contemporary recipe versions, rice is sometimes used instead of barley. This shift might be due to changes in dietary preferences or availability of ingredients.
The specific ingredients in traditional recipes like Cock-a-leekie soup can also vary regionally within Scotland and among Scottish communities abroad. Some regions or families might prefer barley, while others opt for rice or even omit a thickening agent altogether.
The versatility and adaptability of traditional recipes like Cock-a-leekie soup are part of what has kept them alive and popular across generations. Whether with prunes, barley, rice, or another added ingredient, the essence of the soup - its comforting, homely quality - remains the same.
Cock-a-leekie soup is not just a culinary dish but also a part of Scottish cultural heritage. It is often associated with Scottish identity and traditional cuisine, showcasing the use of local, simple ingredients to create a dish that has endured in popularity for centuries. The soup is typically enjoyed during the cold months and is revered for its comforting and nourishing qualities.
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Ingredients serve about 4-6 people.
- 1 whole chicken or equivalent in chicken parts
- enough chicken stock or water to cover the chicken completely
- 1 cup of pearl barley, rinsed amzn.to/3u6mgQM
- 3-4 large leeks, cleaned and sliced into 1/2-inch pieces (use white and light green parts only)
- 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- A few sprigs of fresh thyme (or 1 tsp dried thyme)
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Optional: 6-8 prunes (traditional but can be omitted)
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Nice on Rik. My mum used to make this regularly (I am originally from Scotland now live abroad), tbh I make a lot of soups but have never thought to attempt this. I will definitely give it a go. Really genuinely enjoy your channel and recipes and again genuinely have a go at lots of the recipes. Always perfect.
Thank you. All the recipes work; you can adjust them to taste. Thanks for sharing, Best, Rik
Oh, that must taste awesome❤. Yet another recipe added to do list. Thankyou👋💕🇫🇮
Hope you enjoy it. Thank you. Definitely a hearty one for the winter months. Best, Rik
With the cost of food these days this is what families should be making. Did this when my kids were young....cheap and goes a long way and the best part is they get all the nutrients they need. 👍👍👍
Mary I couldn't agree more! Best, Rik
Brilliant I love Cock-a-Leekie 100% making this Rik my gran always used Barley.
Hope you enjoy it, Gavin. Not many cook with barley anymore, real shame its a fantastic ingredient and pretty good for us. You know the old recipes were absolutely brilliant when you actually look at them. Best, Rik
Keep these traditional regional recipes coming! Cock a leekie/scotch broth a firm favorite!👍
It's a cracker as you know. Fantastic meal in a bowl. I will try. Best, Rik
I'm Welsh and I love chicken and leek stew
It is a hearty one - very enjoyable. Best, Rik@@lindagreenhouse1917
@@BackyardChef Diolch yn fawr
That looks absolutely delicious and I'll definitely be making that. I saw another recipe online which included a teaspoon of cloves. Noooooooo! 🤣
Thank you. Best, Rik
Terrific! Subscriber from Calgary, Canada.
When I was a kid in northern Manitoba, we'd eat stew at least once a week, made with beef or moose meat. The veg in the stew were potatoes, onions, carrots and celery, chopped like you have.
Our stew is like your cock-a-leekie soup, filling, warm, easy to make. Real food.
Thanks for a lovely video.
Thanks for the sub! Thanks for sharing. You just can't beat real food like this - folks just do not seem to make it these days! Best, Rik
Still catching up with your videos Rik i love hearty soups well done mate.
There is a few! Thank you. Best, Rik
In it goes, On it goes, Chicken stock I suppose! Love it Rik👌
Thanks, John. Best, Rik
An old favourite I had forgotten about - back on the menu next week. Thanks Rik!
Thank you. Best, Rik
A great winter warmer!
Thanks Rik... your food is easy on the purse too. Prunes are a hidden gem in grub.
Regards mate.
You got that right! Yes its about normal food for normal folks. Best, Rik
It looks so hearty! I was just typing that a big chunk of bread and butter to dunk in there would be perfect, and there it was! Yum, a great winter soup. ❤
Thank you. I love bread and butter, brought up on it. Best, Rik
@@BackyardChef me too. My momma and I would sit and eat bread and butter together. 🧈
Hold on to the memories. Best, Rik@@BacktheBlue60
Wifey says "You've got to make that this week." Thanks Rik!
Sorry, mate. Hope you both enjoy though. Best, Rik
As if by coincidence, but I made ours yesterday. A few changes from yours - no onion (the wife hates it), include celery leaves chopped, and potatoes not barley. Also fry the chicken first for a few minutes before adding celery and sliced carrots and then stock. Also added dried parsley. Also peas at the end, but no prunes. That's our way and it's a regular, nicer the day after. Yours looks good though and I may try it next time.
Sounds great! Best, Rik
Absolute must for a cold and wet Dublin Saturday. Thanks Rik.
Eamon, you are most welcome. Best, Rik
As I write, I am eating my first bowl of Cock-A-Leakie. Delicious, Hearty, it's filling enough to give me another meal option. I can't eat potatoes or barley, alas, so I substituted parsnips and Shiritaki rice. (Prunes are out of the question, any dried fruit.) I've made chicken soup countless times over the years, typically from the carcasses. Yours is better than any of them. Thanks.
Thank you, Paul. We all must taste and adjust to our own dietary needs and tastes. Thanks for sharing, you sound like a very accomplished cook. I would imagine you have some amazing recipes. Best, Rik
Great recipe the soup reminds me when I was a kid in the 60's. For a treat my mother would get a tin of Cock a leekie soup to share between my mother sister and me. That was our meal for the day with a tiger loaf of bread.
Good memories mate - nowt like fresh made. Best, Rik
Do you really NEED to add the prunes 🤢🤮. Other than than a top notch video
No. You never have to follow a recipe exactly - taste and adjust. Best, Rik
Better than Baxter's mate. I have tried many soups from them all horrid and overpriced! yours looks amazing 😋
Cheers, mate, just what you need there at the moment too! Nowt better than homemade. Best, Rik
Another winner Chef, that'll keep you going right through until your dinner at night at this time of year! 👍😀
You got that right, Michael. It's Rik by the way but thank you. Just Rik.
Who manufactured your cooking knife?
This knife - a company called Penguin. Best, Rik
Well, I know what I'm making for supper tomorrow night.....YUM!!!!!
Thank you. Best, Rik
Cock-a-Leekie...Chicken Rice...Chicken noodle. Chicken soup, in whatever incarnation is going to be good. If you used smaller pieces of chicken, everyone would have a piece of chicken, bones and all to grub on as they pleased, real rustic style :) I prefer leaks over onions any day, green parts and all. The addition of barley is so Scottish, and brilliant, barley is delicious. Thanks for the vid Rik.
Agreed! Barley is used in many old fashioned stews and should be - its an amazing old fashioned ingredient (now forgotten) Best, Rik
First time I ever had this was at a Burns Night Dinner a few years ago (Robert Burns and I share the same birthday). It was amazing and so glad I found this recipe. Thank you.
Happy Birthday (on that day) Thanks for sharing! Hope you enjoy it. Best, Rik
Fantastic, chef. Pearl barley is so good in so many things. I always use it in leek & potato soup made with Xmas turkey stock. Cock a Leekie and crusty home made bread for me tonight! Love the channel & the way you cook. Unfortunately, I keep getting unsubscribed.
That is terrible - I'm do not do it! Glad to have you here anyway - hope you enjoy it. Best, Rik
What a great winter soup and full of goodness. 5hanks Rik
Hope you enjoy it mate. Its a belter. Best, Rik
What can substitute for the barley? I have Celiac and can’t have barely, wheat or rye.
I think you must already know if you have to watch what you eat. Thank you. Best, Rik
Lovely soup ❤🎉 I love prunes ,thank you great chef ... Leek 🥬🥬 is healthy
Thank you. Best, Rik
Followed your recipe to the letter. We just finished eating it. A GRAND SLAM Rik. Used the barley and the pitted prunes. The barley added a creaminess and thickened the soup. And yes, chunking the veg was the way to go. Great for a frigid day! Keep em coming Rik!
Great job! Thank you for sharing. Will do! Best, Rik
I m Scottish and always use the green of the leeks as I think it adds a lot of flavour.A MUST for my son. Love your videos!
Thank you. Best, Rik
I'd heard of Cock-A-Leekie, everyone has, but I wasn't motivated to make it until I saw Rik do it. Why? I don't know, I guess he just makes everything seem so easy. Well I finally got around to doing it two months later and I have to say that it was far better than I expected. I was quite hesitant to add the dried prunes but my wife insisted and they made all the difference. DO NOT SKIP THE PRUNES.
Cheers, Jim. Thanks you. Best, Rik
About to make this.Have all the ingredients except for the Prunes.Just the job for my cold that I am finding hard to shake. Mum used to say, "Feed a cold and starve a fever". :) Thanks.
Hope you enjoy. Yes My Mum said exactly the same! Best, Rik
I reckon you gotta do Mulligatawny next mate
Its on the list mate. Hope all is good over there. Best, rik
My mom used to make this soup...from a package 😂😂 i didn't like it 😅 I will try your way fer sure. I have everything but the leeks and prunes. Could i used dates instead??
Hope you enjoy it. Someone used dried apricots the other day and said it was nice. Best, Rik
Another great recipe! I have everything in stock except the pearl barley! I must remember to put it on the shopping list.. 😊
Thank you. Best, Rik
I would skip the whole peppercorns. Biting down on one of those could be an expensive trip to the dentist.
Thank you. Best, Rik
That one has been out of the menu repertoire far too long. Thanks Rik for the reminder 😊
Thank you. Best, Rik
How is it that you never have to wash sand from your leeks?
Because, I've cleaned them and took some of the outer leaves off already. The boring jobs that folks don't want to see on video. Best, Rik
That’s why Scottish men wear kilts
Ha ha ha, could be! Best, Rik
Can’t wait to make this!
Hope you enjoy it. Best, Rik
Yum
Very! Best, Rik
I am 71 and have never tasted a leek in my life. But, I now know how to prepare it and cook with them. So, this looks like a good healthy warm you to the toes soup. Will need to buy leeks! Thank you!
I hope you enjoy them, and this soup. This is packed with goodness. Best, Rik
Thank you.
Thank you. Best, Rik
Brilliant😊
Thank you. Best, Rik
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Thank you. Best, Rik
I love barley one of my favourites was lamb shanks and barley soup. Yum , now the price of lamb shanks is out of the question here in Australia 🇦🇺. I blame MC and similiar cooking shows, all our cheaper cuts have sky-rocketed 🤣👍💜🇦🇺
Thank you. Love to AU. Best, Rik
: Cock-a-Leekie soup is perfect. This video makes me happy. Thank you for sharing, sir.
Hope you enjoy. It's Rik never a sir. Thanks for sharing. Best, Rik
I just made the soup with the prunes. Who would have thought. My family loved it. Thanks Rick.
Fantastic! Great Job. These old recipes are amazing! Best, Rik
That'll put hairs on your chest, lads. Great fitba soup.
Yes! Best, Rik
Looks absolutely delicious, Rik. I'm salivating just watching, lol
Hope you enjoy making it. Best, Rik
Just made it for lunch today. It went down a storm. I had no pitted prunes, so I added some pitted apricots, worked a treat 👍
Great addition, thanks for sharing. Glad you enjoyed it. Best, Rik@@budgieboy52
Absolutely delicious ❤
Thank you 😋It is a cracker. Best, Rik
Going to try this over the coming week - love this soup so looking forward to giving it a home made try 😀 😋 Cheers Rik!
Hope you enjoy it. You are very welcome, thank you. Best, Rik
Delicious I want to try it
Yes, I would share. Give it a go - its one of the best soups out there. Best, Rik
Nice
Thanks. Best, Rik
its the green that gives it more flavour im 72 been cooking this for 50 years
Thanks for sharing. Best, Rik
looks like a fork and knife soup to me
You may eat it any way - its delicious! Best, Rik