Creamed Leeks
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 40 g unsalted butter
- 6 leeks, white and pale green parts only, thoroughly washed, halved and finely sliced
- 6 onions, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 150 ml white wine
- 10 tablespoons double cream
- fresh ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 cup feta cheese, crumbled
- 1 cup havarti cheese or 1 cup swiss cheese, grated
- 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons almonds or 1 1/2 tablespoons walnuts, coarsely chopped
- fresh chives, to garnish
directions
- Melt the butter in a pan over a medium heat and gently sauté the leeks, onions, garlic and thyme for 5-10 minutes or until they have softened. In the last few minutes, add the teaspoon of brown sugar. Pour in the white wine and leave the pan over the heat for a further 5 minutes.
- Add the double cream, season to taste with the black pepper; and simmer gently for 5-6 minutes.
- Transfer the leeks and onions to an ovenproof dish and leave to cool.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/355°F/gas 4.
- In a small bowl, combine the cheeses, nutmeg and nuts. If the leeks and onions mixture seems too thick, to be having the cheeses and nuts added to it, add a little more wine, a tiny bit at a time; then add the cheese and nuts mixture to the ovenproof dish containing the leeks and onions; and bake it in the oven for 20-30 minutes. The cheeses and nuts can serve as a topping for the leeks and onions or you can mix the cheeses into the leeks and onions mixture. Go with your preference.
- Serve hot, garnished with fresh chives.
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