Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 1995
A two-step cooking process, starting with presteaming, is the secret to perfectly prepared leeks.
Steaming turned out to be the hands-down winner when we tested cooking methods for our leek side dish recipes. When we steamed leeks, the results were full-flavored, moist, and tender. Steamed leeks not only tasted better than boiled leeks,...