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Leek Pie

  • For : 4 to 6 servings
  • Time : 2 h 45
  • Difficulty : easy

Ingredients for Leek Pie :

  • 350 g shortcrust pastry
  • 500 g leeks
  • 100 g smoked pork belly
  • 25 cl chicken stock
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons crème fraîche
  • salt
  • pepper

Technical stages for Leek Pie :

  • Clean the leeks. Keep only the white part. Splice them lengthwise and wash under running water to clean off all dirt. Drain and mince in 1 cm-thick slices.
  • Cut the smoked pork belly in lardons.
  • Put the lardons and leeks in a baking dish. Moisten with chicken stock, add the bay leaf and bake at 150°C or 302°F. Bake for 1h30 until all liquid evaporated. When finsiehd, remove the bay leaf an dlet cool.
  • Roll out half of the shortcrust pastry and line a pie dish. Let the sides stick out.
  • Mix egg and cream in a small bowl and mix it with the leeks. Season and mix.
  • Pour the leeks in the pie pan. Prepare glaze with the yolk of the second egg and glazing the side of the pastry that's already in the pan.
  • Roll out the second piece of shrotcrust pastry and cover the leeks with it. Weld the sides, pressing firmly. Trim the excess pastry.
  • Glaze the surface of the pie. Cut a small chimney in the centre.
  • Bake at 200°C or 392°F for 30 minutes. Serve warm, with salad.
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The essentials

To make this recipe, some of these items will be required:

Oven thermometer -50°C à +300°COven thermometer -50°C à +300°C 14.70 Euro
Hemispherical rolled edge mixing bowl Ø 20 cmHemispherical rolled edge mixing bowl Ø 20 cm 17.00 Euro
InoxTerm 24h thermal food carrier - DenimInoxTerm 24h thermal food carrier - Denim 71.50 Euro
Oven thermometer -50°C à +300°COven thermometer -50°C à +300°C 14.70 Euro
Vacuum food saver 1 litreVacuum food saver 1 litre 11.90 Euro
Flat pastry brush 2,5 cmFlat pastry brush 2,5 cm 3.60 Euro
Vegetable knife GS4Vegetable knife GS4 67.60 Euro