Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, leeks baked in cream. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Leeks Baked in Cream is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Leeks Baked in Cream is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook leeks baked in cream using 6 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Leeks Baked in Cream:
- Prepare 3 leeks, trimmed
- Take 100 ml chicken stock, or vegetable stock, or white wine (approx)
- Prepare 1 tub of thick cream
- Make ready few handfuls of Parmesan cheese, or mature Cheddar
- Make ready few handfuls of breadcrumbs or crushed crackers, I bet you could even use crushed crisps
- Prepare salt and pepper
Instructions to make Leeks Baked in Cream:
- Split the leeks half way, lengthways, and rinse under cold running water, fanning out the cut part, then cut in half completely. Grease a baking tin or ovenproof dish with butter.
- Crush the crackers with a stick blender or in a food processor or with the end of a rolling pin in a bowl. Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4.
- Lay the leeks in the prepared tin, add enough stock to just cover the bottom, but not too much - you want to steam the leeks not boil them.
- Cover the top of the leeks with plenty of thick cream, I used creme fraiche, then top this with some salt and pepper and then grated cheese.
- Finish with a layer of crumbs, and another sprinkling of cheese.
- Place in the oven and cook for 20-30 minutes, until the leeks are tender, the sauce is bubbling and the topping is crisp and golden. Serve with salad and bread.
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