Grilled Leeks with Orange Chive Butter

Name: Grilled Leeks with Orange Chive Butter
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 4 , medium leeks, trimmed, soaked, and rinsed thoroughly (see illustrations below); 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 1 , small orange, zested to yield 1 1/2 teaspoon zest, then juiced to yield 1 teaspoon juice; 2 teaspoons, minced fresh chives; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; 1/8 teaspoon, ground black pepper

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 1995

SERVES4

TIME1¼ hours

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Steaming turned out to be an important intermediate step when developing our grilled leeks recipe. Steaming softened the leeks, leaving them ready for the grill.

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