Tattie Picking and a Recipe

Yesterday was productive, the Old Man and Alex helped me dig all the tatties up from my old allotment. Three different varieties safely in the shed now, should see us through most of the winter. And Dad had planted a load of pot leeks there whilst I was in Libya, and they want using up in the next few weeks, so I need to think on leek dishes.

Speaking of which, here's a little something I invented last night:

3-4 medium sized poatoes
1 small/medium leek
3 rosemary twigs
4 oz grated cheddar cheese
4 fl oz single cream

Finely chop the leek and strip and finely chop the rosemary. Sweat with butter for about ten minutes. Scrub and thickly slice the potatoes, and boil them for five minutes. Put the spuds onto a roasting dish, the leeks and rosemary on top, and cook in a preheated oven at gas mark 5 for a about 20 mins. Then stir in first the cheese and then the cream and return to the oven for about seven minutes. Serve. Goes well with fish.

Lovely.

Comments

  1. LoopyLuSun Nov 06, 09:39:00 am GMT

    Leeks go really nicely in the mashed potato topping of shepherds pie and things like that. Mmmm.

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  2. Garry NixonSun Nov 06, 10:26:00 am GMT

    Ooh... I'll try that, nice one.

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  3. ApprenticeSun Nov 06, 02:19:00 pm GMT

    Yeah they do, that's a good tip. But you have to really melt them really slowly first.

    A good variation on the old leek&sup soup is done that way too, like French onion, but with finely shredded leeks instead of the onions, and chicken stock instead of the beef. Look up and good French onion soup recipe and swop them out.

    You can also do a simple souffle considering you've got the lassies laying. Souffle doesn't have to be complicated, simply whisk the whites until stiff and add to a mixture of the sauteed leeks and the yolks and some grated cheese du choix. Oh bung a tsp of grain mustard in too.

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  4. Garry NixonSun Nov 06, 02:23:00 pm GMT

    Never ever done a souffle. Will give it a go.

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  5. shes_a_spriteTue Nov 08, 02:01:00 pm GMT

    Leeks? Please do explain.

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