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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.

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Last modified on: December 12^th 2021

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For 8 people, you will need:

1 800 g leek
2 800 g broccoli
3 4 hard-boiled eggs
4 100 g butter
5 2 tablespoons French mustard
6 salt
7 pepper
Total weight: 1,930 grams

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 15 min.

Prepare 800 g leek and cut into chunks diagonally.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Prepare 800 g broccoli.

Set aside.

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.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Meanwhile, finely chop 4 hard-boiled eggs.

Set aside.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Melt 100 g butter in a small pan.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Add the chopped hard-boiled eggs, salt lightly and pepper to taste, then add 2 tablespoons French mustard and mix in.

Stage 8 - 3 min.

Check the vegetables: they should be tender, but still nice and green.

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.

Keeping

Should be eaten right away.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,508 Kcal or 6,314 Kj	53 gr	106 gr	98 gr
75 %	20 %	10 %	15 %

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 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg, Milk, Mustard

How much will it cost?

For 8 people : 6.21 €
Per person : 0.78 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Leek: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Smooth mixed vegetable soup, Welsh-style potato purée, Deep leek and potato quiche, Cretan-style salmon , Nicholas's fish, ... All
	Broccoli: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Warm broccoli and Tuna Salad, How to prepare broccoli, Sliced chicken with mushrooms and broccoli, Broccoli savoury custard, Veal Chop With Assortment of Vegetables, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomatoes Provençal, Filo leeks and cheese tart, Rosemary steamed fish, Sliced veal with leeks and mushrooms, Cornouaillaise salad, ... All
	Hard-boiled egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gribouille dressing, Chicken pie, Mimosa eggs, Seb's Italian-style aperitif slices, Salade Niçoise, ... All

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