Leeks
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| 1 | Who has a yummy way of cooking them? Thanks rossco311 - 2011-05-30 15:55:00 |
| 2 | Lightly boil or steam them (cut in round chunks & washed) then make a cheesy sauce and top them with a sprinkle of dried breadcrumbs and more cheese & brown in the oven. Meal all by itself! patsprat - 2011-05-30 16:04:00 |
| 3 | This message was deleted. cookessentials - 2011-05-30 16:33:00 |
| 4 | Leek and potato soup Fry onions, add bacon, Serve. uli - 2011-05-30 16:36:00 |
| 5 | uli wrote:
I add curry powder to mine to give it umph! lindylambchops1 - 2011-05-30 16:43:00 |
| 6 | Love leeks thinly sliced into a cheese & bacon quiche. Cook them with other vegetables as a vegetable medley with a cheese sauce. Leek & potato soup a must for winter with a little curry powder added. lindylambchops1 - 2011-05-30 16:45:00 |
| 7 | lindylambchops1 wrote: uli - 2011-05-30 17:06:00 |
| 8 | Thanks for ideas...sounds yummy.Will have to buy more leeks to try them all!! rossco311 - 2011-05-30 17:32:00 |
| 9 | Yummy - I have a fab leek and Kumara recipe which I'll hunt out... you pan fry some leek to sprinkle on top. One of my winter signature dishes....Watch this space. leebee35 - 2011-05-30 21:57:00 |
| 10 | I do leek and mushroom risotto :) oljame - 2011-05-30 22:22:00 |
| 11 | Chicken pie. Fry leeks lightly. Chop up chicken breast. Open a can of tasty chicken soup of some kind. Make a small thick white sauce, add the chicken, the soup and the leeks. Cook until chicken is done. Cool. Roll out flaky pastry, add filling and bake. jhan - 2011-05-30 23:01:00 |
| 12 | Love leeks in pumpkin soup or with potato and mushroom pie bev00 - 2012-05-29 23:14:00 |
| 13 | I just made a pot of Leek and Potato soup. We are having that with some freshly baked homemade Linseed & Sesame bread. nauru - 2012-05-30 13:49:00 |
| 14 | lindylambchops1 wrote:
I was going to suggest this as well. Leeks are very cheap at the moment and this is so tasty. skata - 2012-05-30 15:57:00 |
| 15 | Trim your leeks (white end) take off the core .... use the green end.really nice....slice downthe middle.....then slice really finely.place in sieve and rinse under cold tap to remove girt.place into a dish.add a good sprinkle of dry mustard pweder and then some finely cho0pped bacon.cover with paper towels and "nuke" for about 2-3 mins in microwave until soft...and still green.then add a handful of grated cheese and serve....YUMMO !!!! petal1955 - 2012-05-30 18:24:00 |
| 16 | Trim your leeks (white end) take off the core .... use the green end.really nice....slice down the middle.....then slice really finely......place in sieve and rinse under cold tap to remove girt.place into a dish.....add a good sprinkle of dry mustard powder and then some finely chopped bacon.....cover with paper towel and "nuke" for about 2-3 mins in microwave until soft...and still green.then add a handful of grated cheese and serve....YUMMO !!!! petal1955 - 2012-05-30 18:25:00 |
| 17 | This message was deleted. charlieb2 - 2012-05-30 18:47:00 |
| 18 | Bump for the leek season. bedazzledjewels - 2013-05-29 13:41:00 |
| 19 | I slice thinly. Fry garlic and bacon pieces, add leeks, cook till tender and then I add 1 small pottle of (Weight Watches LOL) cream and just let it cook into a sauce, Yummy. Just brought some more today. chooky - 2013-05-29 22:35:00 |
| 20 | They're nice layered in scalloped potatoes e.g. I made this last night with fresh leeks from our garden (sadly with tasty cheese instead of Gruyere): drsr - 2013-05-29 23:01:00 |
| 21 | This is my favorite: rozart - 2013-05-31 13:10:00 |
| 22 | Mussels with Saffron & Leeks 2 tablespoons butter 8 appetizer servings or 4 main course servings Melt butter in heavy large deep skillet over medium-low heat. Add leeks and sauté until tender, about 8 minutes. Combine mussels, wine and parsley sprigs in large Dutch oven. Cover and cook over high heat until mussels open, about 6 minutes. Using tongs, transfer mussels to large bowl, discarding any that do not open. Strain mussel juices into skillet containing leeks. Add saffron and cream to skillet; boil until reduced to sauce consistency, about 2 minutes. Stir in minced parsley. Season with salt and pepper. Add mussels and any accumulated juices to skillet. Stir over medium heat until heated through, about 2 minutes. (divide mussels among 4 bowls; pour sauce over). davidt4 - 2013-05-31 13:31:00 |
| 23 | Beef and Leek Stew 3 large leeks Cut leeks in half lengthwise, then slice crosswise into 1 cm pieces. Include the green parts. Heat oven to 150° C. Serve with roasted root veges, mashed potatoes. davidt4 - 2013-05-31 13:34:00 |
| 24 | Poached Baby Leeks with Caper Mayonnaise (adapted from Ottolenghi) serves 4 700 g baby leeks poaching liquid: 600 ml white wine mayonnaise: 1 sm clove garlic, crushed Make mayo. Wash and trim leeks and cut into evenly sized pieces (or leave whole if very small). Serve with mayo. Poaching liquid can be kept refrigerated to use again. davidt4 - 2013-05-31 13:36:00 |
| 25 | leebee35 wrote: standard - 2013-10-13 15:54:00 |
| 26 | bump for leebee recipe mommabean - 2013-10-15 19:52:00 |
| 27 | ps more about baby leek would be good just taken mine out of the garden got impatient - only a small space and want to plant some summer veges mommabean - 2013-10-15 19:52:00 |
| 28 | Yes please, lots of leeks here... standard - 2013-10-18 11:58:00 |
| 29 | Going to braise some leeks tonight. bedazzledjewels - 2014-05-12 12:31:00 |
| 30 | bedazzledjewels wrote:
I braise them in chicken stock and butter, dress with chopped parsley and some more butter. davidt4 - 2014-05-12 13:01:00 |
| 31 | Thanks DT4. bedazzledjewels - 2014-05-12 13:18:00 |
| 32 | Saute in butter, beats boiling. lythande1 - 2014-05-12 15:22:00 |
| 33 | I put them into everything. Literally. the whites and the leaves. Pasta, stews, soups, etc katje - 2014-05-12 19:49:00 |
| 34 | lythande1 wrote:
This, with salt and pepper. Usually serve them with a white sauce, mustard sauce or cheese sauce depending on what the meat is. biggles45 - 2014-05-12 20:50:00 |
| 35 | My mums Leek Pie. I usually use flakey pastry but you can use your favourite. Line baking tin with pastry, layer with bacon slices, top with cooked leeks in big chunks, beat eggs with a bit of milk seasoned with salt pepper and curry powder, put pastry top on and bake till cooked. Similar one from vege grower using miniature leeks. Layer a greased baking dish with leeks and pumpkin chunks and make a custard using eggs and coconut cream with smoked paprika, salt and pepper. Bake until vege is cooked and custard is set. arielbooks - 2014-05-13 16:57:00 |
| 36 | davidt4 wrote:
Yum will try that one :) arielbooks - 2014-05-13 16:59:00 |
| 37 | Leeks in macaroni cheese with bacon are especially delicious! I cook the leeks until tender in a tablespoon of water (approx) then saute them in the butter I am going to make the roux with then add bacon pieces/lardons, onion - chopped, then whisk in flour then milk. this makes a unlumpy roux. Cheers iamriff - 2014-05-13 21:51:00 |
| 38 | cup up leeks very thin dry in paper towel coat in cornflower and fry until golden use on maca cheese or soup ritebuy - 2014-05-14 09:57:00 |
| 39 | Bump for the latest query. bedazzledjewels - 2015-01-07 15:49:00 |
| 40 | bedazzledjewels wrote:
Thanks! kirmag - 2015-01-07 15:50:00 |
| 41 | bump for leeks uli - 2016-01-01 19:01:00 |
| 42 | I have a lovely leek and rice flan which I'll hunt out. It uses cooked rice as the casing (instead of pastry) and a yummy leek filling. It's so crispy and tasty. I'll post tmrw. This thread reminded me that I should make it again ! cameron-albany - 2016-01-01 22:03:00 |
| 43 | In 2 tbsp butter saute a few large sliced (1 cm thick) agria potatoes (I've used kumara too and it's nice) and two leeks also sliced at the same thickness as the potatoes. Add a tsp of crushed garlic. Take off heat and sprinkle over a two heaped tablespoons of flour and mix quickly, add two cups of warmed milk and a cup of grated cheese. Add salt and pepper to taste then transfer to a baking dish. Sprinkle with extra cheese. Cover with foil and bake until potato is done (about 45 min). Remove the foil for the last five minutes of baking. Edited by misash at 9:32 am, Sat 2 Jan misash - 2016-01-02 09:20:00 |
| 44 | I have a little rant about leeks - which are one of my favourite vegetables - but I really hate it when I get them home and discover they have gone to seed or whatever and there's a hard round core right through the whole leek which isn't nice - how can you tell before you buy? (probably don't buy leeks 'on special' I suppose, but they are so yummy...) patsprat - 2016-01-02 12:20:00 |
| 45 | patsprat wrote: I have found this problem this year. Leeks go to seed in the Spring and there is no way on God's green Earth that growers can stop their leeks going to seed. And the tricks they get up to to conceal the hard centre. I now 'delve' down the centre of the green tops and feel or look for the solid centre. Sneaky sellers or growers (not sure which) go right down low in the green leaves chop that hard part off right down where you cannot see it. Otherwise I don't buy them in the two months leading up to Christmas. buzzy110 - 2016-01-02 13:48:00 |
| 46 | cameron-albany wrote: This sound lovely. I'll wait patiently for the recipe. buzzy110 - 2016-01-02 13:49:00 |
| 47 | LEEK AND RICE FLAN Rice base: Leek Filling: * Grease a 19 cm (approx) flan or cake tin...best is a non-stick one. (This is a really go-to recipe of mine for leeks and I sometimes add a small can of tuna and play around with the herbs a bit if I feel fancy!) It's a great summer lunch recipe served with a green salad or some roasted veges. cameron-albany - 2016-01-02 18:01:00 |
| 48 | This thread has inspired me to try growing leeks. samanya - 2016-01-02 18:04:00 |
| 49 | buzzy110 wrote: samanya - 2016-01-02 18:06:00 |
| 50 | stuffed leeks are DELISH! Lots of online recipes for them rexavier - 2016-01-02 18:30:00 |
