Gratinated leek

Name: Gratinated leek
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 12 thin sticks of leek (leek); 7-10 Tbsp Salt; 225 g Mountain cheese; 15 g Butter; 15 g Flour; 200 ml Broth; 100 g Whipped cream; 7-10 Tbsp Pepper; 8 thin slices of cottage ham (approx. 15 g each); 7-10 Tbsp Oil

AUTHOR
Arlie Wyatt

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
40 mins

TOTAL TIME
40 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4

12 thin sticks of leek (leek)
7-10 Tbsp Salt
225 g Mountain cheese
15 g Butter
15 g Flour
200 ml Broth
100 g Whipped cream
7-10 Tbsp Pepper
8 thin slices of cottage ham (approx. 15 g each)
7-10 Tbsp Oil

Directions

1
Clean and wash the leeks and cut each stem to about 18 cm length. Blanch the leek in boiling salted water for about 4 minutes and drain well
2
Finely grate the cheese. Melt butter in a pot. Stir in flour and sweat briefly. Add stock and cream while stirring. Bring to the boil, boil for 3-5 minutes. Stir in 75 g cheese, season with salt and pepper. Cut ham in half lengthwise
3
Spread the leek sticks on an oiled fat pan. Pour cheese sauce over it, sprinkle with the remaining cheese and spread ham on top. Bake in a preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/ convection oven: 175 °C/ gas: level 3) for 20-25 minutes. Take out and arrange on 4 plates