Buttered leeks

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1. The day before you want to serve this dish, cut the leeks from top to root and wash thoroughly under cold running water. Thinly slice them on the diagonal and put into plastic bags and chill until ready to cook.
2. To serve, put a large pan over a medium heat, add the butter and let it melt over the base of the pan. Add the leeks and plenty of seasoning and stir to coat in the butter. Turn the heat down to low, cover the pan and cook the leeks gently for about 15 minutes, stirring half way through until they are tender. Serve with extra butter and a sprinkling of thyme leaves.

81 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 5g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 4g, salt 0.13 g

'This was a revelation - the best leek recipe ever. Cooking them like this meant the fine leek flavour was retained.'

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• lorraine

  30 November 2007

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  truely a simple yet tasty way to serve a seasonal veg

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• Munk

  12 May 2008

  Munk rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I added chopped celery as well at the same time as the leeks. It was good, assuming of course that you like celery and leeks!

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• miss.moss

  26 May 2008

  miss.moss rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I am always looking for something to do with the green parts of leeks, which many recipes say to cut off and discard, so I tried this. I made a much smaller batch, and added 1 teaspoon of "fond de vollaile" (chicken soup flavoring) for 400 grams of leeks, and it was fantastic! Has been added to the general rotation. Yum!

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• Sarah

  18 June 2009

  Sarah rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This was very simple and delicious. My husband told me he didn't like leeks but he will eat them now.

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Ingredients

• 1.8kg leeks , trimmed
• 50g butter , plus extra for serving
• thyme leaves for garnish

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Ingredients

• 1.8kg leeks , trimmed
• 50g butter , plus extra for serving
• thyme leaves for garnish

81 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 5g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 4g, salt 0.13 g

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