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How to prepare leeks

Name: How to prepare leeks
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 pieces
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 leek

Leeks are vegetables that are often muddy, we must be careful when washing them to remove mud that would be very unpleasant to "discover" the plate.

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Duration

30 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 13^th 2010

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For 4 pieces, you will need:

1 1 leek
Total weight: 220 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

15 min.

Resting

15 min.

All in all

30 min.

Preparation 15 min.

Resting 15 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 1 min.

Place leek in front of you.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 1 min.

Cut off roots.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 1 min.

Trim off ends of leaves, leaving about 4 cm or 2 inches of green.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 3 min.

Remove outer leaves, usually dry or wilted, by pulling downwards.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 2 min.

Split the top in two lengthways, starting at 7-8 cm or 3 inches from bottom (white).

Stage 6 - ⌛ 2 min.

Turn and cut again, so that the top part is split into four.

Stage 7

The top of the leek will now be like a tassle, making cleaning easier.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 15 min.

As with all muddy vegetables, leeks should be soaked for 15 minutes in warm water, so that all the particles of earth are loosened and leeks can be cleaned easily.

Stage 9 - ⌛ 5 min.

Once chopped, leek is now ready for use in your recipe.

Stage 10

You can also watch how to do it in this short video.

Keeping: Several days in the fridge, covered by a plastic film.

Source: Home made.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	2 g RDI=3 %	7 g RDI=3 %	0 g	38 kcal RDI=2 %	159 kJ RDI=2 %
Per piece	1 g RDI=2 %	4 g RDI=2 %	0 g	20 kcal RDI=1 %	88 kJ RDI=1 %
Whole recipe	4 g RDI=7 %	16 g RDI=6 %	0 g	83 kcal RDI=4 %	350 kJ RDI=4 %