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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 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 Mustard
6 salt
7 pepper
Total weight: 965 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

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36 min.	8 min.	44 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 15 min.

Prepare 400 g leek and cut into chunks diagonally.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Prepare 400 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 2 hard-boiled eggs.

Set aside.

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 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
834 Kcal or 3,492 Kj	32 gr	53 gr	55 gr
31 %	9 %	4 %	6 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
86 Kcal or 360 Kj	3 gr	5 gr	6 gr
3 %	1 %	<1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
209 Kcal or 875 Kj	8 gr	13 gr	14 gr
8 %	2 %	1 %	2 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2700 k-calories or 11300 k-joules by day for a man (change to a woman).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg, Milk, Mustard

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 3.11 €
Per person : 0.78 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Broccoli: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Veal Chop With Assortment of Vegetables, Broccoli savoury custard, Sautéd broccoli with ham, Sautéed Green Vegetables in pan, How to prepare broccoli, ... All
	Leek: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Roasted vegetables with thyme and green sauce, Creamy cauliflower with smoked salmon, Fisherman's Ragout, Leeks in vinaigrette , Hearty leek and sprout soup, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Almond cream or frangipane, Fish in white wine, Fillets of sole Dieppoise, Morel risotto with Vin Jaune and Mont d'Or, Potatoes with bacon and herbs, ... All
	Hard-boiled egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Piedmont salad, Chicken pie, Green Piedmont Salad, Corn salad with croutons, Lentil and cold-meat salad, ... All

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