Tie the leeks in 4 bundles with kitchen string, in a kettle of boiling salted water boil them for 6 minutes, or until they are just tender, and drain them in a colander. Refresh the leeks under cold water and discard the strings. Cut the leeks apart at the ..

1. Preheat the oven to 300°. In a skillet, toast the pine nuts over moderately high heat, stirring, until golden brown, 2 minutes. Transfer to a small plate. 2. In the same skillet, heat the oil. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper and add them ..

Cook the leeks and potatoes in boiling salted water until they are tender. Drain well, then rub through a sieve. Beat the cream or demi-sel cheese into the puree, then add the butter or margarine, 100 g/4 oz of the cheese and pepper. Turn the mixture into a ..

Coat a baking sheet with no-stick spray; place on the lowest rack of the oven. Preheat the oven to 500° In a large no-stick frying pan, cook the pancetta or bacon for 3 minutes, or until golden; drain on paper towels. Blot the fat from the pan with a paper ..

Combine flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt; cut in butter and shortening with pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle water (1 tablespoon at a time) over surface, stirring with a fork until dry ingredients are moistened. Shape into a ball; chill 1 ..

Trim leeks leaving about 1 inch of green on each leek. Slice leeks lengthwise leaving the bottoms attached. Wash leeks well and remove all sand. Tie leeks to keep them from separating during cooking. Cover with boiling salted water and cook for about 12 ..

Cut leeks, onion, potato, and garlic into small pieces; cook in melted butter, stirring constantly until well coated. Add hot water and simmer slowly 30 minutes. Add milk, part cream for extra richness. Season with salt and pepper. Reheat and

Heat all ingredients except leeks to boiling in Dutch oven; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 30 minutes. Add leeks. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until thickest pieces of chicken are done, about 15 minutes. Remove chicken from broth; cool ..

1. In a 2- to 3-quart pan over high heat, bring 4 to 6 cups water to a boil. 2. Cut squash into 1-inch chunks. Add to boiling water, cover, and simmer until tender when pierced, 12 to 14 minutes. Drain and mash squash with a potato masher or a mixer. 3. ..

Fry the sliced onions in a pan with some olive oil, garlic, broad beans, chicken stock and the bouquet garni for about 10 minutes. Clean the leeks, slice them and stir-fry with a little bit of olive oil, salt and pepper. Cover and cook until the leeks are ..

Heat the butter in a medium saucepan and saute the leeks and onions until tender but not browned. Add the stock, Worcestershire, salt, pepper, and cream. Heat the soup through. Thicken if desired with a cornstarch-and-water mixture. Pour the soup through a ..

Make the pastry and use to line a 20-cm/8-in flan ring. Bake blind in a moderately hot oven (200C, 400 F, gas 6) for 15 minutes. Clean the leeks and slice, using the slicing disc. Saute them in the butter for 5 minutes. Chop the ham finely, using the ..

In a 5- to 6-quart pan bring about 3 quarts water to boiling. Meanwhile, trim roots and tough dark green tops from leeks. Cut leeks in half lengthwise. Wash leeks thoroughly, gently rinsing between layers. If leeks tend to separate, tie each half at its ..