Leek And Potato Cake
- 1/2 cup Margarine-divided
- 1 pound Leeks-cleaned and juliened
- 1/2 cup Heavy Cream
- 2 pounds potatoes-peeled and finely juliened or coursely grated
- 1 Salt and Pepper to taste
- In medium saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons margarine.
- Add leeks and cook 2 minutes, stirring.
- Add 2 more tablespoons margarine, cover and cook without browning over medium heat.
- Stir in cream and boil down to thicken.
- Stir in cream and boil down to thicken.
- Heat remaining margarine in nonstick skillet.
- Spread 1/2 of the potatoes to cover bottom.
- Top with braised leeks, leaving a 1 inch border of potatoes.
- Top with remaining potatoes and pat to form a cake.
- Cover and cook 5 minutes over medium heat, lifting cover to let steam escape and wiping inside of lid dry.
- Cook 5 more minutes and shake skillet to prevent sticking
- Tilt skillet and spoon off excess margarine, reserving it
- Cover skillet with dried lid again and invert so potatoes rest on the lid.
- Return reserved margarine to skillet.
- Slide potato cake back into skillet, browned side up.
- Cook over med-low heat for 10-12 minutes until potatoes are browned.
- Slide onto serving platter, and salt and pepper to taste
margarine, leeks, heavy cream, potatoes, salt
Taken from food52.com/recipes/20291-leek-and-potato-cake (may not work)