Chestnut and Bacon Soup - Cooking like a Boss

1 ³⁄₄ tbsp 0.026 l 26 ¹⁄₄ ml 5 ¹⁄₄ tsp 0.111 cup 0.046 pint olive oil	melt		cover and sweat over low-medium heat for 5 minutes	cook for 5 minutes until veg tender but not coloured	simmer for 30 minutes	remove bay leaf and thyme	blend until smooth
43 ³⁄₄g 0.044kg 0.096lb 1.54oz butter
1 ³⁄₄ small onion	chop
1 ³⁄₄ small leek	trimmed and washed	chop
1 ³⁄₄ stick of celery	trimmed	chop
1 ³⁄₄ small carrot	chop
1 ³⁄₄ clove garlic	peeled and crushed
1 ³⁄₄ bay leaf
1 ³⁄₄ sprig thyme
10 ¹⁄₂ rashers smoked bacon	dice
525g 0.525kg 1.16lb 18.5oz potatoes	peeled and cut into chunks
1 ³⁄₄l 1750ml 116 ²⁄₃tbsp 350tsp 7.4cup 3.08pint veg or chicken stock
700g 0.7kg 1.54lb 24.7oz cooked and peeled chestnuts