Leek Recipes, y'all?

[fierydrunk]

My turn to cook & I want to use some leeks I have. Not really in the mood for potato leek soup yet (still 80 degrees here), though. Any other great ideas? Pasta dishes, perhaps?

[Kapuliperson]

just use it like you'd use onions

[jackal10]

Cocky Leeky (Chicken and Leek Soup) (Scottish) More of a one dish meal.

Leek and chicken are a natural pairing

Make chicken soup with extra leeks (and some barley if liked); remove the chicken when cooked. Strain, add new leeks (sliced into 1 inch pieces) and the meat from the chicken , cook for 30 mins until the leek is soft. Only heathens and ssassenachs add prunes.

Leek tarts or quiche: Like onion tart but with leeks. Bacon optional

Stuffed leeks. Slice into 3 inch pieces, and use the outer leaves of the round blanched as canneloni casings

Deep fried leeks: Cut into long thin strips and deep fry until crispy use for garnish. Overrated.

Cheesy Leeks: Cook leeks, drain well, cheese sauce, gratinee

Leek and potato pie: What it says, with a pastry crust. Meat gravy improves, Can add cheese.

Leeks in red wine. Elizabeth David recipe. Cook thinnish leeks in olive oil and red wine, just cover with wine and simmer until the red wine evaporates, and the leeks caramelise some.

Vichysoisse - hot or cold if the weather is still hot

Edited October 1, 2004 by jackal10 (log)

[ludja]

Oven Braised Leeks with Cream (Chez Panisse)-- parboil, drain, cover with 1:3 chicken stock to cream. Add some butter, s&p, thyme and bake at ~ 350 to reduce cream and finsih cooking.

Leek, Mushroom, Gruyere Cheese and Creme Fraiche filling for crepes

Edited October 1, 2004 by ludja (log)

[Larry 1749]

This is one of the best ways I have used leeks. Roasted Salmon with Creamed Leeks. Here is the link. It is to die for!

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/re...6_26500,00.html

Cheers

Larry

[ianeccleston]

In hot weather, I love leeks vinaigrette. Just poach leek strips in lightly salted water, drain, and top with a nice white wine vinegar vinagrette. You can even put mold the leeks in a small bowl, and overturn for service.

[fierydrunk]

What is parbroiling (sorry, just learning terms...)?

Thanks for all the ideas!

[eunny jang]

Oooh. Cream them like spinach (use every bit you can). Or cook them slowly in the oven, covered, with stock and a little cream. Or build a potato/leek/mushroom gratin with only a little cheese - layer thin slices of potato, and some sauteed leeks and mushrooms simmered briefly in just enough cream to moisten. Wet the construction down with a little more cream. Cheese if you must. Bake; run briefly under the broiler to brown the cheese if using.

Parboil - trim them, halve them lengthwise if you want, clean the grit out as best you can, and stick them in some rapidly boiling, heavily salted water for just a few minutes, until they're a little tender and vibrantly green (think of how you'd prepare haricots verts). If you're not going to use them right away, take them directly from the pan and dunk in a bowl of ice water to stop cooking and set the color.

[fierydrunk]

Everything you just wrote must be tried in my home--THANK YOU!

[NVNVGirl]

One of my favorite recipes using leeks (I do believe that they're best when involved with cream )

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/104631

Here's another recipe that is a great side dish with roasted meats:

Leek and Onion Tart

2 yellow onions

4 Tbsp. unsalted butter

12 oz. leeks, thinly sliced

2 cups self rising flour

1/2 cup Crisco

2/3 cup water

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preheat oven to 400 deg. F. Melt butter in a pan and saute leeks and onions until soft. Season well.

Mix the flour, fat and water together in a bowl to make a soft but sticky dough. Mix into the leek mixture in the pan. Place in a greased shallow ovenproof dish and bake for 30 minutes, or until brown and crispy on top. Serve sliced, as a vegetable accompaniment.

[Kevin72]

Cut them into smaller sections or wedges, wrap them in pancetta or bacon, and grill them. The smell while they cook will drive you insane.

[Jinmyo]

Sweat 5 parts thinly sliced rings of leeks in bacon fat, season, add 1 part tomato concasse, 2 parts cookd white beans, cook a bit, splash white wine, reduce. Monty some burr, adjust seasoning.

Toss with gnocchi. Address strictly with lardons. Spritz of lemon for further discipline.