What to do with oodles of leeks?

Snow_Angel

Slice them quite finely, sweat them in a little butter and garlic until soft, then mix them in with mashed potatoes. Yummmmmmm!!!:D

P.S. mashed potato freezes well too.

Idiophreak

kathyd wrote:

My husbands favourite is to make up a cheese sauce, soften some sliced leeks in a little oil and then stir through the cheese sauce.

Yeah, this is awesome.

Also good with some breadcrumbs on top and finished under the grill.

ViksB

Leeks should be OK in the ground until end of Feb or even end of March. I hope so as we still have 40 or so as well as the swede glut that we are trying to get through.
How come last year my leeks didn't do any better than spring onions and my swedes didn't germinate but we had so many sprouts and purple sprouting. This year not a sprout to be seen but a glut of leeks and swedes.
Viks

moggins

I make leek bacon and potato pie, I must try growing leeks this year as we get through loads.

Fry about 1/2lb chopped bacon bits with 1 or 2 finely sliced leeks in some oil. Add one heaped tablespoon plain flour and cook gently for about 1 minute. Add about 1/2 pint milk until you have a thick creamy white sauce. Pour into an oven proof dish and top with mashed potato. Bake in the oven at gas mark 6 for 30 minutes or until the top is starting to brown.

rose_sparky

They're lovely sliced thinly in salads, also stir frys.

lynzpower

My mate does leeks in white sauce for with a roast dinner - very lovely it is too.

I use them sliced and chucked in the SC with a beef casserole ( onions, leeks, mushrooms, peas, potatoes, stewing beef)

I like them in a thick white wine sauce with chicken/ turkey and other veg ( courg, mushrooms, peppers etc) for a chicken & veg pie filling or with rice/ pasta

I add them to roasted veg for with- anything!

Are they easy to grow then? Its one of those things I do resent buying at the supermarket, Id eat them daily if I wasnt so tight :rotfl: can you grow them in pots??

Ishtar

How about leek and bacon quiche? I've usually got loads of leeks in the fridge - I seem to get them in the veg box every week at the moment....

Soften them in a little butter or oil ( or even in the bacon fat after you've fried off the bacon), then add to a blind baked pastry case along with the bacon. Beat one or two eggs and add milk to make sufficient quantity to add to the case, then bake until set (around 25 minutes or thereabouts).

A bit vague on the details I'm afraid as I usually do this while I'm pottering about in the kitchen.

comicmankev

Mmmmmmmmmmm thanks guys, I'm gonna have to go picking in the morning! I've got tons of sausage meat in the frezer from Christmas!

MonstersMummy

they are lovely thinly sliced and fried in a golden syrup/butter mix till crispy. Tastes a bit like a sweet version of the crispy seaweed from chinese restaurants. Works just as well with cabbage too.

comping_cat

I often slice them, and then fry in butter with sliced cabbage.

MonstersMummy, i love the idea of frying them in golden syrup and butter - might have to try that!!!!