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Braised baby leeks

Tender sweet baby leeks are cooked in a broth with Dijon mustard and fresh herbs, perfect with roast pork or beef

Tender sweet baby leeks are cooked in a broth with Dijon mustard and fresh herbs, perfect with roast pork or beef

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Cooking Time

Cook: 35 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 12

Cooking Time

Price: 12p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 57g serving contains

Energy
86kj
21kcal
1%
Fat
1.3g
Low
2%
Saturates
0.7g
Low
4%
Sugars
0.8g
Low
1%
Salt
0.2g
Low
4%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
151kj/36kcal

Ingredients

1 tbsp Dijon mustard

1 reduced salt vegetable stock cube, made up to 300ml

350g Asda Extra Special baby leeks, washed and trimmed

2 sprigs fresh thyme

15g unsalted butter

Method

1
Preheat the oven to 200C/Fan 180C/Gas 6.
2
Stir the Dijon mustard into the stock and season well with black pepper. Put leeks into a deep roasting tin and pour over the stock mixture.
3
Top with the thyme sprigs and dot with the butter. Cover the tin tightly in foil and cook in the oven for 20mins.
4
Carefully remove the foil and stir. Return the tin, uncovered, to the oven for 10mins.
5
Tip the braised leeks into a serving dish and serve alongside roast gammon.

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