Leek Hazelnut And Cheese Crumble Food

LEEK, HAZELNUT AND CHEESE CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200°C/390°F/gas 6.
• Slice the leeks into thick circles (no larger than 2cm) and place them in a large pan with the onion, garlic, peas, vegetable stock, white wine, cream and mustard. Cook gently for 15 minutes or until the leeks begin to soften.
• Transfer the leeks mixture to an ovenproof baking dish, reserving 1/2 cup of stock.
• Place the breadcrumbs, nuts, parsley and thyme in a food processor and process until they are finely chopped and well-combined.
• Scatter the crumble and cheese over the leeks and drizzle the remaining stock mixture over the top. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes until the topping is starting to turn crisp and golden. If necessary finish the dish under the grill.
• NOTES: (from the Zaar Kitchen Dictionary) To toast: slow roast in 275°F (about 135°C) oven. Spread shelled nuts in a shallow baking pan and roast for 20-30 minutes, until the skin cracks and the meat turns light golden. To remove the skins, pour hot nuts in the center of a rough kitchen terry towel. Pull the towel up around the nuts and twist tightly. Let stand to steam for about five minutes then rub the warm nuts in the towel until most of the skins are removed.

TOMATO AND GOAT'S CHEESE CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 375 F, 190 C/ gas mark 5.
• Roughly chop the tomatoes, leaving the cherry ones whole; heat 2 tablespoons oil in a pad, add the chopped tomatoes and seasoning and cook for 10 minutes (stirring occasionally) until softened; remove from the heat and stir in cherry tomatoes.
• Spoon half the tomato mix into an oven proof dish (1 litre/1 ¾ pints size) and crumble half of the goat's cheese on top; repeat the layers.
• Heat remaining olive oil in a frying pan and lightly fry the pine nuts and breadcrumbs; remove from the heat and stir in half the parmesan; scatter breadcrumb mix over the tomatoes and cheese, then top with the rest of the parmesan.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes, until golden.

BEEF AND CHEESE CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Brown the beef.
• Add the tinned tomatoes.
• Add the oxo cubes - crumble them evenly over the top and then mix inches.
• Add the remaining ingredients.
• Hint: At this stage you can also add any other flavourings/herbs/spices/vegetables you like, this is a very flexible recipe!
• At this stage the beef should be quite liquidy. Don't take any out but turn the heat down and let it reduce naturally. Keep an eye on it so it doesn't become too dry. The ideal end product should look fairly dry but easily yield liquid when a spoon is pressed onto the mixture. This can take anything from 10-30 minutes, depending on what is added!
• While the mixture is reducing make the crumble.
• Put all of the crumble topping except for the cheese for sprinkling into a bowl and mix them so they look like chunky breadcrumbs.
• Put the beef mixture into an ovenproof dish.
• Pour the crumble mixture on top of the beef.
• Put in a 180C oven for 20 minutes.
• After the 20 minutes add the grated cheese to the top, put the crumble back in the oven for another 10-15 minutes (until the cheese is melted/brown/crispy according to taste).