Elle & Vire Recipes
by Eric Trochon

Recipe Warm leeks with spicy mustard butter

For
10 persons
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To prepare this dish

Ingredient list
Warm leeks
10 tronçons leeks
Spicy mustard butter
200 g Elle & Vire gourmet butter 82% fat
30 g liquid honey
1 tbsp turmeric
1/2 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp lemon rind
1 tsp mustard
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
salt
pepper
Elle & Vire products used

The recipe,
step by step

  1. 1

    Warm leeks

    Cut up the leeks into 5-cm lengths. Boil and drain them, then keep them in a cool place on kitchen paper.

  2. 2

    Spicy mustard butter

    Heat the liquid honey, add the turmeric, ground coriander, cumin seeds, mustard and vinegar. Reduce for 1 minute. Whip up the sauce with 125 g diced cold butter. Season to taste, add the grated lemon rind, and keep warm.

  3. 3

    Finish

    Reheat the leeks in a steamer. Serve onto warm plates and top with the sauce. Heat the remainder of the butter and, when it is browned, drizzle onto the leeks. Decorate with flower petals and herbs.

    Suggested garnishes: yellow and violet pansy petals, herbs, gooseberries.


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