Sauteed Potatoes And Leeks Recipes

SAUTéED LEEK MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Peel potatoes, if desired, and cut into 2-inch chunks. Place the potatoes and salt in a large heavy saucepan. Add cold water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer, cover, and cook until potatoes are very tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain well.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add leeks and cook, stirring, until soft and beginning to brown, 4 to 8 minutes.
• Transfer the potatoes to a large bowl. Mash with a potato masher, an electric hand-held mixer or by working through a ricer.
• Stir the leeks, buttermilk and pepper into the mashed potatoes.

BUTTERY NEW POTATOES WITH LEEKS AND PARSLEY

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a steamer basket in a pan with water. Water shouldn't be higher than the base of the steamer. Cover. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and steam the potatoes until they are tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add leeks; cook and stir until tender and translucent, about 7 minutes. Add parsley and seasoned salt, stirring to combine. Remove skillet from heat.
• Gently stir in warm potatoes; season with freshly ground black pepper.

SCALLOPED POTATOES WITH LEEKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 12-cup baking dish. Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add leeks, and cook until translucent, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Arrange 1/3 of the potatoes in dish, slightly overlapping slices. Sprinkle with 1/2 of the salt, 1/2 of the nutmeg, and pepper, followed by 1/2 of the leeks and 1/3 of the cheese. Repeat. Top with remaining potatoes in a spiral. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Combine cream and stock. Pour over cheese and potatoes. Cover with parchment and foil. (Mixture can be refrigerated overnight.)
• Bake for 30 minutes. Increase temperature to 425 degrees, uncover, and cook until top is golden brown and potatoes are tender, about 45 minutes. Let rest for 15 to 30 minutes before serving.

SAUTEED POTATOES AND LEEKS

Steps:

• Heat butter in frying pan.
• Add leeks and cover pan; cook 8 to 10 minutes over low heat.
• Peel potatoes and cut into thick slices; add to frying pan.
• Season and sprinkle in celery seed; mix well and cook, uncovered, 7 to 8 minutes over medium heat.
• Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve immediately.

SAUTEED LEEKS

Steps:

• Heat a large stove top casserole and saute the garlic in the olive oil.
• Add leeks and saute until they begin to collapse.
• Add the rest and cook uncovered until the leeks are tender.

NIF'S BUTTERMILK MASHED POTATOES WITH SAUTEED LEEKS

Steps:

• Boil potatoes in salted water until fork tender.
• Meanwhile, saute leeks in olive oil over medium heat in a nonstick pan until slightly golden, about 4 minutes. Add rosemary and stir for an additional minute or so - until you can smell it).
• Strain the potatoes when they are tender but do not rinse. Add buttermilk and mash or use a hand blender on low (never high!) to mash them. Add most of the leek mixture and salt and pepper to taste ~ important!
• Scoop into a serving dish and sprinkle reserved leek mixture on top.

MASHED POTATOES WITH SAUTEED LEEKS

Steps:

• Cook potato pieces in large pot of boiling water until tender.
• Meanwhile, melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy medium skillet over medium-low heat. Add leeks and cook until tender and beginning to color, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes.
• Drain potatoes and return to pot. Mash. Mix in milk. Stir in leek mixture. Season with salt and pepper and serve.

MASHED POTATOES WITH KALE AND LEEKS

Steps:

• cube and boil potatoes (with skins) in lightly salted water.
• strain, reserve 1 cup water.
• sautee garlic and leek in 2 Tbs oil until translucent.
• add kale, sautee until wilted.
• mash potatoes with reserved water, 2 remaining Tbs of oil.
• fold in sauteed veggies.
• add salt and pepper to taste.

SAUTEED LEEKS

Steps:

• Thinly slice leeks. Use white and light green parts of leeks. Separate rings and place in colander. Rinse well and drain well. Try to get leeks as dry as possible.
• Heat olive oil and butter on med-high in frying pan large enough for all the leeks. Remember that they will wilt down!
• Add leeks to frying pan. Stir until all the leeks are coated with oil and butter. At this time, add tarragon, coriander and salt and pepper.
• Reduce heat to medium.
• Stirring frequently, cook until leeks are close to caramelized, approximately 25 minutes.
• Serve and enjoy.