Recipe: Leeks in Cream

Name: Leeks in Cream
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 beautiful leeks; liquid cream 30%; 1 egg yolk; nutmeg; Freshly grated Parmesan; salt, pepper; olive oil

By chef patrick Asfaux 4.1/5 (11 reviews) · 🍳 23 made it

Prep 10 min

Cook 15 min

Total 25 min

Servings 4 serv.

A really very simple recipe for a winter evening meal.

Ingredients for 4 servings

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servings

2 beautiful leeks
liquid cream 30%
1 egg yolk
nutmeg
Freshly grated Parmesan
salt, pepper
olive oil

Step-by-step directions

1 Sweat the white parts of well-washed leeks, cut into rounds, in olive oil for 5 minutes covered.

2 Salt, pepper then add a grating of nutmeg, and moisten with cream to cover.

3 Let cook 7 to 8 minutes then remove (drain) the leeks and spread them on a plate.

4 In the still hot cream, add while stirring with a whisk an egg yolk beaten with a little Parmesan then pour over the leeks.

5 Then pass under the oven broiler for 2 minutes.

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Côtes de Provence Provence & Corsica Sancerre Loire Valley

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