Side Dishes

Caramelized Leeks

Name: Caramelized Leeks
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 4 medium leeks sliced into 1 cm rings; 3 tbsp butter; ½ tsp salt; ¼ tsp black pepper; 2 tbsp honey; 2 tbsp white wine; 1 tbsp fresh thyme

Leeks caramelized slowly over low heat with butter and honey - a luxurious, simple side for any main course

⏱ 35 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 French👩‍🍳 Afoona

🧀 Dairy 🥬 Vegetarian 🌾 Gluten-free

Versions:Original 🌱 Vegan ⚖ Pareve

👨‍🍳 Method

1
Heat the butter in a large pan over medium-low heat.
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Add the leek and cook 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until it softens and turns golden.
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3
Season the leek with salt and black pepper.
4
Add the honey, wine and thyme, stir and keep cooking 5–10 minutes, until the leek caramelizes.
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170calories

2 gprotein

20 gcarbs

9 gfat

● protein 4%● carbs 48%● fat 48%

Per serving (120 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

Leek: measured in pieces: one ≈ 89 g · 61 kcal per 100 g · More about Leek →
Butter: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 14 g · 717 kcal per 100 g · More about Butter →
Salt: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 6 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Salt →
Black pepper: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 2.4 g · 251 kcal per 100 g · More about Black pepper →
Honey: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 21 g · 304 kcal per 100 g · More about Honey →
White wine: measured in tbsp in this recipe · 82 kcal per 100 g · More about White wine →
Fresh thyme: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 8 g · 101 kcal per 100 g · More about Fresh thyme →

🔧 Tools needed (2) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Frying pan · Also works: Wok (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)

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Pan-Cooked Vegetables

Pan-Cooked Vegetables · Pan-Cooked Vegetables
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