Tave me presh (Baked leeks)

Baked leeks and minced meat from Albania.

Tave me presh (Baked leeks)

Servings:	Serves 4
Calories per serving:	714
Ready in:	1 hour 25 minutes
Prep. time:	10 minutes
Cook time:	1 hour 15 minutes
Difficulty:
Recipe author:	JuliaBalbilla
First published:	20th January 2013

Best recipe review Had this last night 5/5 The most perfect Fenland meal! Jerry

Ingredients

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• 100 ml olive oil
• 750 g of washed and trimmed leeks, cut into 2.5 cm diagonal slices - about 3 large leeks
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 450 g minced lamb, beef or chicken
• 2 tablespoons tomato sauce
• 1 large red pepper, chopped
• 3 cloves of garlic, crushed
• Seasoning
• 500 ml hot meat stock or more if needed

Method

1. Heat 60 ml oil in a deep saucepan and sauté the leeks until soft.
2. Place the leeks in a baking dish.
3. Heat the remaining 40 ml of oil in the pan and fry the onions and the meat.
4. Add the tomato sauce, red pepper, crushed garlic, seasoning and enough meat stock to cover and bring to the boil.
5. Pour the meat mixture over the leeks and bake for 1 hour at 190° C (375° F - gas 5).

Serving suggestions

Serve with mustard mash.

Chef's notes

Make sure that the stock you use is hot otherwise the meat could toughen.

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