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Leek fondue

Leek fondue (literally "melted") consists of finely sliced leeks cooked until barely tender then simmered gently in cream until thickened.

The aim is to keep the fresh green of the just-cooked leeks but with a lovely soft, melting consistency.

This can be a side dish or an ingredient in lots of different recipes.

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Last modified on: March 4^th 2020

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For 425 g, you will need:

1 500 g leek
2 ½ onion
3 3 tablespoons olive oil
4 125 ml liquid cream
Total weight: 733 grams

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 15 min.

Prepare 500 g leek and slice very thinly (shred).

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Prepare ½ onion and chop finely.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Pour 3 tablespoons olive oil into a large non-stick pan on high heat. When good and hot add the chopped onion.

Salt lightly and pepper.

Cook for 1 or 2 minutes without colouring.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Add the leeks, mix well, but do not add any more salt.

Cook, preferably uncovered or only half-covered (to keep the colour)...

Stage 5 - 4 min.

...until the leeks are barely tender.

As the leeks are finely chopped this cooking is quite rapid.

Stage 6 - 1 min.

Add 125 ml liquid cream, salt and pepper, then mix again and turn down the heat.

Stage 7 - 8 min.

Leave uncovered (essential) to thicken to the required consistency.

Check the seasoning.

Stage 8

Your leek fondue is ready.

Remarks

As stated above, we are aiming above all for a creamy, soft fondue, but with an attractive and appetising fresh green colour. This means we need to cook very finely sliced leeks as rapidly as possible, and not salt at the outset to avoid them giving off water.

Keeping

A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film. Freezes very well.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
993 Kcal or 4,157 Kj	15 gr	48 gr	83 gr
50 %	6 %	5 %	13 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
136 Kcal or 569 Kj	2 gr	7 gr	11 gr
7 %	1 %	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: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 425 g : 1.81 €

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	Leek: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Melt-in-the mouth meat and vegetables in a sealed casserole, Maroilles cheese quiche, Breton style shellfish and vegetable soup, Loin of pork with herbs and julienne vegetables , Fried bread with leek and poached egg , ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mousse with two chocolates, Eggs "en cocotte" with spinach, Langres-style spinach, Creamy spaghetti with cockles and parsley, Double raspberry tartlets, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rabbit civet, Cockles and cabbage with smoky cream sauce, Purple Pesto, Caesar salad, Italian style gratin, ... All
	Onion: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Beef braised in reduced red wine, African style chicken, Salmon marinated like herring, Individual creamy endive gratins, Chorba, ... All

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