Baked Leeks with Bacon and Gruyère

Name: Baked Leeks with Bacon and Gruyère
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 ounce, bacon, cut into small dice; 1 , large egg; 1/4 cup, whole milk; 1/4 cup, low-sodium chicken broth; , Salt and ground black pepper; 1 ounce, Gruyère cheese, grated (about 1/3 cup); 4 , medium leeks, trimmed, soaked, and rinsed thoroughly (see illustrations below); 1 tablespoon, dry bread crumbs; 1 tablespoon, minced fresh parsley leaves

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 1995

A two-step cooking process, starting with presteaming, is the secret to perfectly prepared leeks.

SERVES4

TIME1¼ hours

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

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

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