Leek and broccoli "à la flamande"
Leeks "à la flamande" (Flemish style) are traditionally served with melted butter mixed with chopped hard-boiled eggs.
In this version with broccoli, the vegetables are steamed and the sauce is pepped up with a little mustard.
In this version with broccoli, the vegetables are steamed and the sauce is pepped up with a little mustard.
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Last modified on: December 12th 2021
Keywords for this recipe:For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
400 g leek - 2
400 g broccoli - 3
2 hard-boiled eggs - 4
50 g butter - 5
1 tablespoon French mustard - 6
salt - 7
pepper - Total weight: 965 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 36 min. | 8 min. | 44 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Use a steamer pan or, as shown here, put a little water in a deep pan and stand a dessert ring in the bottom.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
When the water boils, sit the basket of vegetables over the water to steam.
Salt the vegetables, then cover and leave to cook for about 5 minutes.
Salt the vegetables, then cover and leave to cook for about 5 minutes.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Melt 50 g butter in a small pan.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Add the chopped hard-boiled eggs, salt lightly and pepper to taste, then add 1 tablespoon French mustard and mix in.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Check the vegetables: they should be tender, but still nice and green.
Drain thoroughly.
Drain thoroughly.
Stage 9
Serve the vegetables plated up, topped with the "à la flamande" sauce.
Remarks
If you don't like mustard, you can use lemon juice or vinegar instead.
Of course, if you possess a steam oven, use this to cook the vegetables as you would normally.
Of course, if you possess a steam oven, use this to cook the vegetables as you would normally.
Keeping
Should be eaten right away.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 754 Kcal or 3,157 Kj | 26 gr | 53 gr | 49 gr |
| 38 % | 10 % | 5 % | 7 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 78 Kcal or 327 Kj | 3 gr | 5 gr | 5 gr |
| 4 % | 1 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 189 Kcal or 791 Kj | 7 gr | 13 gr | 12 gr |
| 9 % | 3 % | 1 % | 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 3.11 €
- Per person : 0.78 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Leek: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Maroilles cheese quiche, Cassoulet, Creamy Winter Vegetable Soup, Thaï rice with small vegetables, Vol-au-vent, ... All |
 | Broccoli: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sautéed Green Vegetables in pan, Sliced chicken with mushrooms and broccoli, How to prepare broccoli, Sautéd broccoli with ham, Warm broccoli and Tuna Salad, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Green beans with tomatoes, Salmon and Spinach Gratin, Shiitake eggs, Langoustine gratin, Avocado mousse with sorrel, ... All |
 | Hard-boiled egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Bistro celery salad, Cauliflower and egg salad, Salade Niçoise, Jerusalem artichoke salad, Leek and egg frichti, ... All |
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