Baked Leeks With Bacon And Gruyere Recipe
- 4 sm Or possibly medium leeks, trimmed, soaked and rinsed
- 1 ounce Bacon, cut into small dice
- 1 lrg Egg
- 1/4 c. Lowfat milk
- 1/4 c. Chicken broth or possibly low-sodium canned broth Salt Grnd white pepper
- 1 ounce Gruyere cheese , grated, (about 1/3 c.)
- 1 Tbsp. Dry bread crumbs
- 1 Tbsp. Chopped fresh parsley
- 1.
- Trim leeks about 2 inches beyond point where leaves start to darken.
- Trim root end, keeping base intact.
- 2.
- Slit leek lengthwise upward through leaves, leaving base intact.
- By trimming only dark green parts of each half, more of leek can be saved.
- 3.
- Soak trimmed leeks in a sinkful of cool water to loosen excess dirt, then rinse leeks in cool running water, pulling apart layers with your fingers to expose any clinging dirt.
- 4.Arrange leeks in a single layer in a steamer basket or possibly steamer insert.
- Carefully place basket over pot of vigorously boiling water-, cover and steam till tip of knife inserted in thickest part of leek meets no resistance, about 10 min for leeks I inch thick, about 12 min for leeks 1 1/4 inches thick.
- 5.
- Adjust oven rack to center position and heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Fry bacon in small skillet over medium-high heat till fat is rendered and bacon is crisp, 3 to 5 min.
- Drain fat and set bacon aside to cold.
- 6.
- Whisk egg, lowfat milk, chicken stock, and salt and pepper to taste in small bowl.
- Stir in Gruyerere cheese.
- 7.
- Arrange leeks in a single layer in baking dish.
- Pour egg mix over
- leeks, sprinkle with bacon bits and bread crumbs.
- Bake till top is browned and egg mix is set, about 30 min.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.
- Nationality: USA Course: vegetable Season:any Methods: steamed, baked
- Start to Finish 1 hour Preparation 10 min Attention 45 min Finishing a minute or possibly less
leeks, bacon, egg, milk, chicken broth, gruyere cheese, bread crumbs, parsley
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/baked-leeks-with-bacon-and-gruyere-74968 (may not work)