Thursday, December 24, 2009

What's your favorite recipes to cook leek?

Leek and potato soup! I even have a cheater recipe which uses frozen mashed potatoes, but you'd never guess it! Let me know if you want it, I can email it in the morning. (And it's a really quick soup too.)What's your favorite recipes to cook leek?
Leek and cheese white sauce for boiled corn beef. Boil Corn Beef 30 min first 500 grams 20 min every 500 gram there after or to own taste. I like my Corn beef cooked so it slids off fork easily when put into it.


Wash leeks thoroughly by soaking and when preparing look for dirt between top of leek layers. Cut into even slices thick or thin your choice. Cover with water bring to boil add butter/margarine, salt, pepper and small amount of hot mustard to taste. Lower heat to a simmer add milk to double amount in saucepan then add 4-6 Kraft, No name cheese slices and mix about 1.5 dessertspoons of corn flour with milk and add to saucepan, mixing the mixture constantly so as to stop lumps forming. Lower heat so mixture is just making slow bubbles. You can add chopped parsley if you want.


This is also a good base for Leek and Potatoe Soup, use more water add cream instead of milk, cheese is optional as is thickening.


Chilli Leek Summer Salad, blanch leeks until tender, saute quickly with a little oil and fresh garlic remove from heat. Allow to cool/chill add sweet chilli sauce and coriander to finish. lovely with fish.What's your favorite recipes to cook leek?
Try these very nice


Cheese-stuffed chicken wrapped in bacon on creamed leeks


Ingredients


For the chicken


chicken breast


55g/2oz mild cheddar cheese


1 tsp finely chopped, fresh rosemary


5 slices streaky bacon


25g/1oz butter


For the leeks


25g/1oz butter


1 tbsp olive oil


1 garlic clove, finely chopped


陆 onion, finely chopped


1 leek, finely sliced


100ml/3陆fl oz double cream


sea salt and freshly ground black pepper





Method


1. Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7.


2. For the chicken, use a sharp knife to cut a pocket lengthways into the chicken breast. Mix the cheese and rosemary together in a bowl, then stuff the mixture into the pocket of the chicken breast. Wrap the chicken in the slices of bacon to cover and seal the pocket.


3. Heat the butter in an ovenproof frying pan over a high heat. Add the chicken and fry for 1-2 minutes on each side, until the bacon is golden.


4. Place the frying pan into the oven and roast for 15 minutes or until the chicken is completely cooked through.


5. Meanwhile, for the leeks, heat the butter and the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the garlic, onion and leek, and saut茅 for 2-3 minutes, until soft.


6. Add the double cream to the frying pan and season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.


7. To serve, place the leeks onto a serving plate and top with the chicken breast.





OR this is one my friend does


Leek and asparagus soup


Ingredients


1 tbsp olive oil


陆 leek, cleaned and finely chopped


4 asparagus spears, chopped


150ml/5fl oz vegetable stock


100ml/3陆fl oz double cream


salt and freshly ground black pepper


crusty bread, to serve





Method


1. Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over a medium heat. Add the leek and asparagus and saut茅 for 2-3 minutes, to soften.


2. Add the vegetable stock, bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to simmer gently for 8-10 minutes, until the asparagus is cooked through.


3. Transfer to a food processor, add the cream and blend until smooth.


4. Return the soup to the pan, season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper and warm through gently.


5. To serve, pour into a soup bowl with the crusty bread placed on a plate alongside





OR this quick and easy one


Leek frittata


Ingredients


1 tsp olive oil


陆 packet ready-cooked new potatoes with herbs, diced


2 eggs, beaten


2 tbsp double cream


2 baby leeks, chopped


1 tsp fresh mint, chopped


1 tsp fresh coriander, chopped


salt and freshly ground black pepper





Method


1. Heat oil in an omelette pan.


2. Fry potatoes for 2-3 minutes.


3. In a small bowl, mix egg, cream, leeks and herbs. Season.


4. Pour egg mixture into the pan and cook for 3-4 minutes or until the egg is cooked. Serve





Or just add leeks to a stir fry and that is also very nice


Ingredients


500g/1lb stewing pork, cut into 4cm/1陆in slivers


2 tbsp soy sauce, for marinade


2 tsp hoisin sauce, for marinade


3 tbsp cream sherry, for marinade


1 leek


2 cloves garlic


1陆cm/戮in piece ginger


1 stick lemongrass (or 1 tsp pur茅e)


1 tbsp sesame oil


6 plums, stoned and quartered











Method


1. Marinade the pork in the soy, hoisin and sherry for up to 1 hour, covered.


2. Slice leek. Grate ginger and garlic.


3. Into a wok put sesame oil, when just beginning to smoke add leek, ginger, garlic and lemon grass.


4. Add pork and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes.


5. Add marinade and plums and cook for further 3-4 minutes. Season and serve


with fragrant Thai rice.
Grilled Leek %26amp; Sweet Pepper Pasta





Serves: 4


Prep. Time: 1:15





2 med. leeks - cleaned


1 Tbls. olive oil


1 lrg. red bell pepper


1 lrg. yellow bell pepper


1/4 cup butter


1 clove garlic - minced fine


1/3 cup dry vermouth


salt and pepper - to taste


2 cups cooked fettuccini


1 Tbls. chopped fresh thyme leaves - for garnish





-Coat the leeks with olive oil.


-Place the leeks and whole peppers on a hot grill.


-Grill, turning as needed, until leeks are tender and golden brown, about 10-12 minutes, and skin of peppers is charred, about 15 minutes.


-Remove the leeks from grill and let cool.


-Remove the peppers from the grill and place in a paper or plastic bag and seal; set aside and allow to steam.


-When cool, trim root ends from leeks, then cut into thin strips.


-Peel and seed bell peppers and cut into thin strips.


-Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat.


-Add garlic to skillet and cook, stirring frequently, until pale golden.


-Add vermouth, and reduce to syrupy consistency.


-Stir in leeks and peppers and season with salt and pepper.


-Toss pasta in with contents of skillet.


-Garnish with thyme.
Lightly steamed and served with a lemon garlic sauce.
Hi, try this recipe:


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