This is a slow cooker braised leeks recipe.
A very simple yet tasty vegetable side dish idea.
With leeks slow cooked in stock and butter.
Along with additional flavourings from herbs.
For more slow cooker vegetable side dish recipes. See my list of posts included below.
Slow Cooker Braised Leeks UK Recipe
This recipe makes a lovely vegetable side dish. To serve alongside roast meat especially roast chicken or pork. But this is also a great way to batch cook leeks in advance. To then use as a ready-cooked component in other dishes. Such as in soups and pasta bakes.
Ingredients (Serves 4 as a side dish)
- 2 leeks (about 400 g), trimmed, dark green & tougher parts discarded, washed, drained, cut in half horizontally then cut into 1 inch pieces.
- 25 g soft butter.
- Salt and pepper.
- 200 ml hot stock – vegetable or chicken.
- Fresh or dried herbs, such as bay leaf, thyme, rosemary.
I made this slow cooker braised leeks UK recipe in a Morphy Richards Accents Sear and Stew 3.5 L Slow Cooker (See my review).
Method (Total Cooking Time: 3 hours)
- Spread half the butter over the base and halfway up the sides of the slow cooker pot.
- Place the leeks, (prepped as detailed above) in an even layer in the pot.
- Tuck in the herbs in amongst the leeks. Then add the rest of the butter in pieces, over the top.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Pour over the hot stock (or crumble over half a stock cube and then pour over the hot water).
- Cover with the lid. Cook High for 3 hours, until tender. Remove the herb stalks or bay leaf. And serve as a side dish. Or use in other dishes.
More Slow Cooker Vegetable Recipes
For more slow cooker vegetable recipes. You might like:
* Slow Cooker Spiced Red Cabbage BBC Good Food Recipe.
* Slow Cooker Mash Potato UK Recipe.
* Morphy Richards Slow Cooker Red Lentil Soup Recipe.
* Slow Cooker Polenta UK Recipe plus Creamy Cheese Polenta Recipe.
* Slow Cooker Chickpeas – No Pre-Soaking Required.
See my latest Slow Cooker Vegetable Recipes for ideas, adapted recipes and reviews.