Chef at 18:14, 1 October 2024

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[[Image:Leeks.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Leeks running to seed - with chickens looking on]]
The edible portions of the Leek are the white onion base and light green stalk. The onion like layers form around a core. The tender core may be eaten, but as the leek ages the core becomes woody. Leeks are an essential ingredient of cock-a-leekie and vichyssoise. They can also be used raw in salads, doing especially well when they are the prime ingredient.

==Alternatives==
[[Spring onions]] or even normal [[onions]], including the green leaves could be used if leeks are not available, though the flavour will be much stronger than with leeks.

==Cooking leeks==
If leeks are to be added to a dryish dish, par boil them for 4 minutes first, otherwise they are likely to be too dry.
== How much does one cup of leeks weigh? ==
''Estimated [[Generic_conversion_table#Volume|US cup]] to weight equivalents:''
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!style="min-width: 20%;"|'''Ingredient'''
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|Leeks (raw / chopped)||1 Cup||90 g||3.5 oz
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'''Conversion notes:'''<br />
Every [[ingredient]] has a cups to ounces or grams conversion table. Search for the ingredient, cup to weight conversions are at the end of each ingredient page.

We also have a [[generic conversion table]] and a [[portions per person lookup]].
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Chef at 18:14, 1 October 2024