cheddar potato soup with corned beef

Ingredients For cheddar potato soup with corned beef

• 1/4 c

  butter
• 2 sm

  leeks (trimmed, slit lengthwise, washed and chopped) sometimes i leave this out if i don't have them
• 1 lg

  yellow onion chopped
• 1

  carrot peeled and chopped very fine.
• 1 clove

  garlic minced
• 1/2 c

  all purpose flour
• 6 c

  chicken broth
• 3 lb

  baking potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes
• 1 lb

  sharp cheddar cheese
• 1/3 tsp

  salt (i omit typically if i use salted butter but salt to taste)
• 1/4 tsp

  freshly ground pepper
• 1 c

  heavy cream
• 1/4 lb

  corned beef chopped to your liking
• chives or scallions chopped