Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     3/4           cup  onion -- diced
     1/4           cup  Butter
  3             medium  Leeks -- white only, sliced
  2             pounds  Potatoes -- peeled and cut
     1/2             "  dice
     1/4      teaspoon  Thyme -- dried
  6               cups  Chicken stock or broth
  1                cup  Heavy cream
  1                     Ham bone
                        Salt and pepper
                        Croutons

Preparation:

In a 3-quart saucepan, saute onion in butter until golden brown. Add leeks, potatoes, ham bone, thyme and chicken stock and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer until potatoes are very soft. Remove ham bone and discard. Cool potato/leek mixture slightly and put through a fine sieve or puree in a food processor using a steel blade. Return to pan and add cream. Cook an additional 2-3 minutes and add salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot with croutons.

Nutritional Information:

2108 Calories (kcal); 136g Total Fat; (56% calories from fat); 28g Protein; 208g Carbohydrate; 450mg Cholesterol; 666mg Sodium