BRAISED LEEKS WITH MUSTARD CREAM
Another delicious-sounding vegetable side dish - slightly adapted - from Vicki Wild's 'Wild Sides: An A-Z of exceptional vegetable side dishes'.
Provided by bluemoon downunder
Categories Greens
Time 1h
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 200ºC.
- Spread the chopped butter and oil over the base of a roasting pan large enough to hold the leeks in one layer.
- Add the leeks and roast for 10 minutes.
- Remove the leeks from the oven and turn them over in the pan.
- Roast for a further 10 minutes.
- Remove the leeks from the oven and add the stock.
- Roast for another 10 minutes or until the leeks have started to brown slightly and the stock has reduced.
- Remove the leeks from the oven and keep warm on the serving dish by covering them with aluminium foil.
- MAKING THE MUSTARD CREAM: Melt the remaining 50g of butter in a small sauté pan over a medium heat.
- Add the shallots and sauté for 5 minutes or until softened.
- Increase the heat a little, add the wine and slowly bring to the boil.
- Simmer until the liquid has reduced by half.
- Stir in the cream and simmer gently until the sauce begins to thicken.
- Stir in the mustard.
- Add half the chives and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Drizzle the leeks with the mustard cream and garnish with the remaining chives.
- Serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 562.1, Fat 47.5, SaturatedFat 27.1, Cholesterol 135.6, Sodium 226.9, Carbohydrate 24.1, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 6.4, Protein 6.1
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