leeks

A leek is a vegetable, a cultivar of Allium ampeloprasum, the broadleaf wild leek (syn. Allium porrum). The edible part of the plant is a bundle of leaf sheaths that is sometimes colloquially called a "stem" or "stalk".
The genus Allium also contains the onion, garlic, shallot, scallion, chives, and Chinese onion. Three closely related vegetables—elephant garlic, kurrat and Persian leek or tareh—are also cultivars of A. ampeloprasum, although different in their culinary uses.

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  1. karadekoolaid

    Recipe Leeks with cream cheese & bacon

    Ingredients: 4 medium leeks, washed and sliced into rounds 2 tbsps butter 6 rashers bacon, diced 100 gms (about half a packet) cream cheese 1/2 glass white wine 1 tsp salt 1 tsp green peppercorns, if available, or 1 tsp ground black pepper Method: Melt the butter in a large frying pan, then...
  2. Morning Glory

    The CookingBites recipe challenge: leeks

    Welcome to the CookingBites recipe challenge. The current challenge ingredient is leeks and Morning Glory is our judge. To enter, all you need to do is post a recipe which contains leeks, tag it cookingbites recipe challenge, and post a link to it in this thread. The winner becomes the judge for...
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