Scalloped Potatoes And Butternut Squash With Leeks Food

BUTTERNUT SQUASH, LEEK AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the leeks and cook, stirring, until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the potato, bay leaf, garlic, rosemary, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper and cook, stirring, until the potatoes are well coated, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in the broth and 1 cup of water and bring to a simmer.
• Add the butternut squash and simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes, adjusting the heat as needed to maintain a simmer. Remove from the heat, and let cool at least 5 minutes. Remove and discard the bay leaf and rosemary and carefully puree until smooth with a handheld immersion blender or in 2 to 3 batches in a blender (do not fill blender more than halfway full).
• Add the cream and chopped rosemary and reheat the soup if necessary. Adjust the consistency and seasoning with water, salt and pepper. Serve hot and garnish with more rosemary leaves and a drizzle of olive oil.
• Note: When blending hot liquid, first let it cool for 5 minutes or so, then transfer it to a blender, filling only halfway. Put the lid on, leaving one corner open. Cover the lid with a kitchen towel to catch splatters and pulse until smooth.

SCALLOPED POTATOES AND BUTTERNUT SQUASH WITH LEEKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Generously butter a 3 quart baking dish (at least 2 inches deep).
• In a skillet, cook leeks in 3 tablespoons butter over medium low heat, stirring, until very soft.
• In a saucepan, bring the milk just to boil (don't scald.just keep warm).
• In another heavy saucepan, melt the remaining 5 tablespoons of butter over medium low heat and whisk in flour - cooking and constantly whisking for about 3 minutes.
• Add heated milk in a stream, whisking, and bring to a boil.
• Simmer this sauce, whisking, for 1 minute - or until thickened - and season with salt and pepper.
• Peel potatoes and slice 1/8 inch thick.
• Spread about 1/3 sauce in baking dish and cover with 1/3 potato and squash slices, overlapping them slightly.
• Cover slices with 1/3 leeks and sprinkle with 1/3 Gruyere.
• Make 2 more layers with sauce, potatoes and squash, leeks and Gruyere in the same manner.
• Bake, covered with foil, in middle of the oven for about 20 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake 30 minutes more, or until top is golden and vegetables are tender. Yum!
• *If you prepare this in advance you may need to bake it a little bit longer*.

SCALLOPED POTATOES WITH LEEKS AND CREAM

Steps:

• preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Melt 1/4 cup butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add sliced leaks and stir to coat. Reduce heat to medium low.
• Cover and cook until leeks are tender, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Uncover and cook until almost all liquid is absorbed, about 3 minutes.
• rub 9x13 inch baking dish with 1 Tablespoon butter.
• Mix cream and garlic in small bowl.
• Arrange half of potatoes in prepared dish. Season generously with salt and pepper. Cover with leeks. Sprinkle with half of cheese. Ladle half of cream mixture over potatoes and leeks. Repeat layering with remaining potatoes, cheese (you may use either white cheddar or Gruyere cheese). and cream mixture. Sprinkle with Parmesan.
• This can be prepared 6 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.
• Let stand 1 hour at room temperature before baking. Bake until potatoes are tender and top is deep golden brown, about 1 hours and 15 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes at room temperature before serving.

SCALLOPED POTATOES WITH LEEKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 12-cup baking dish. Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add leeks, and cook until translucent, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Arrange 1/3 of the potatoes in dish, slightly overlapping slices. Sprinkle with 1/2 of the salt, 1/2 of the nutmeg, and pepper, followed by 1/2 of the leeks and 1/3 of the cheese. Repeat. Top with remaining potatoes in a spiral. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Combine cream and stock. Pour over cheese and potatoes. Cover with parchment and foil. (Mixture can be refrigerated overnight.)
• Bake for 30 minutes. Increase temperature to 425 degrees, uncover, and cook until top is golden brown and potatoes are tender, about 45 minutes. Let rest for 15 to 30 minutes before serving.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH & LEEKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Original recipe called for 400 - I think, like the one reviewer mentioned - may be too high. Maybe 375? Another thought is to maybe add the leeks a little into the cookiing -- the squash is definatly going to take longer to cook. Just some tweaking going on here. thanks for looking, and cooking!
• In a large bowl, mix the squash, leeks, herb, salt, pepper, olive oil and pecans (if your are using them) together.
• Place on a cookie sheet (may take 2) and cook for appx 1/2 hour.
• This is some really good stuff!
• Cook time is 1/2 hour, prep time is going to vary - the squash does take time, but well worth it.
• Edit to add that after peeling, seeding and halving/quartering the squash, put it in the microwave for 2 to 3 minutes. This will help with dicing of the squash and help even out the cooking time with the leeks.