Wash and cut your leeks and chop your garlic cloves.
Wash, peel and dice your potatoes.
Turn on your Instant Pot and add in your butter.
Add in your leeks and garlic and saute for 2-3 minutes.
Add in your potatoes, thyme, salt and pepper, bay leaf and stock.
Give it a good mix, turn of saute and put on manual for 10 minutes.
Once it is done let it natural release another 8 minutes.
Wen it's finished, remove the bay leaf and the thyme twig. Most of the leaves should have fallen off in the soup.
Using an immersion blender or blender blend it until smooth. Add in your cream. Blend again.
Season to taste and garnish with left over herbs, green onions, chives, cracked salt and pepper and olive oil.