Mattyj198 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 I bought some "poireaux" today. I see everyone at the market buying it. What are they doing with it exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Unless its some perverted sex game I would say that they are going to cook and eat them.What were you intending to do with them or did you just buy them because everyone else was?[:P]They havnt been on the shelves round here for a while, probably out of season, I only buy them when they drop beneath 99cts a kilo, perhaps they were cheap in the market? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Mattybay is in Canada, Chancer! Maybe leeks are something of a rarity across the pond...Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 If they were small plants (about the diameter of a pencil maximum) they may well have been buying them as immature plants to grow on in the garden for the autumn (and maybe winter depending on how extreme the winters are) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyj198 Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 Ah thank you!. I assumed they were eating them! We do have leeks in Canada but we rarely use them. We prefer to use onions. I thought they were cooking them at the pencil size. Ooops! I had better plant them in the garden. I love leeks. I am looking forward to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinabee Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 look out a recipe for leek quiche - it is very popular here and very tasty, also leek & potato soup is a staple for the winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Roy Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Once your leeks have grown they are very nice wrapped in ham and covered in cheese sauce.Cut off the green part and the root, cook the whole leeks until just tender (I do mine in the microwave in butter) then wrap each leek in a slice of ham and place in a single layer in an ovenproof dish. Make a cheese sauce, pour it over the leeks, covering completely, sprinkle with grated cheddar cheese and cook in the oven at 180/200C for about 30/40 mins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basquesteve Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Hi Cut the roots off your young pencil thin leeks but leave a half inch with scissors the same again with the leaves the plant x roots about a fist size it will now look like a paint brushUsing a dibber or sharp thick stick make a hole 3 fingers deep and stick the leek in (if you pull out the dibber and plunge in the plant at the same time its a quick clean plantation) do nothing else but water in without a rose Plant just over your hoe width apart over winter eat the biggest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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