Burnt Leek Butter & Butter Sauce

Deeply charred leeks blended into rich butter create a smoky, savoury base, finished as a silky butter sauce or simply spread over warm sourdough.

INGREDIENTS

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Burnt Leek Butter (To use in a butter sauce or on sourdough)

3 leeks, split in half and washed

Chardonnay vinegar, a little

8g Maldon salt

12g olive oil

400g soft butter

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Butter Sauce

50g diced shallot

10g sliced ginger

15g bashed and sliced lemongrass

5g chervil

5g tarragon

2 bay leaves, ripped

5g lovage

25 black peppercorns, crushed

150g apple vinegar

100g apple juice

1g Maldon salt

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Ingredients — Final Sauce

150g finely diced shallots

15g butter

2g Maldon salt

8 turns black pepper

40g reduction

50g cream

1 tsp diced tarragon

1 tsp chopped chives

1 tsp chervil

2g salt

250g burnt leek butter

Method

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Burnt Leek Butter (To use in a butter sauce or on sourdough)

Place the washed leeks into a tray lined with parchment paper, drizzle with the olive oil and season with salt.

Roast in a hot oven at 220°C until well charred, approximately 30 minutes, until almost black all over.

Once cooked, place the leeks together in cling film so they sweat, then leave to cool.

Chop finely and place into a blender (such as a Robo Coupe), then blend with the butter.

Reserve some of the leek butter for use in the butter sauce and chill the remainder.

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Butter Sauce

Place all ingredients into a pan and reduce down to 60g.

Pass through a sieve, squeezing well to extract maximum flavour.

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Final Sauce

Lightly cook the shallots in butter, then add the reduction and cream.

Bring to a simmer for 2 minutes, then whisk in the burnt leek butter.

Add the herbs, taste for seasoning, and finish with a little lemon juice.

Spoon the sauce over the roasted leek and serve.

Burnt Leek Butter & Butter Sauce

Deeply charred leeks blended into rich butter create a smoky, savoury base, finished as a silky butter sauce or simply spread over warm sourdough.

INGREDIENTS

   +  &nbsp
Burnt Leek Butter (To use in a butter sauce or on sourdough)

3 leeks, split in half and washed

Chardonnay vinegar, a little

8g Maldon salt

12g olive oil

400g soft butter

   +   
Butter Sauce

50g diced shallot

10g sliced ginger

15g bashed and sliced lemongrass

5g chervil

5g tarragon

2 bay leaves, ripped

5g lovage

25 black peppercorns, crushed

150g apple vinegar

100g apple juice

1g Maldon salt

   +   
Ingredients — Final Sauce

150g finely diced shallots

15g butter

2g Maldon salt

8 turns black pepper

40g reduction

50g cream

1 tsp diced tarragon

1 tsp chopped chives

1 tsp chervil

2g salt

250g burnt leek butter

Method

   +   
Burnt Leek Butter (To use in a butter sauce or on sourdough)

Place the washed leeks into a tray lined with parchment paper, drizzle with the olive oil and season with salt.

Roast in a hot oven at 220°C until well charred, approximately 30 minutes, until almost black all over.

Once cooked, place the leeks together in cling film so they sweat, then leave to cool.

Chop finely and place into a blender (such as a Robo Coupe), then blend with the butter.

Reserve some of the leek butter for use in the butter sauce and chill the remainder.

   +   
Butter Sauce

Place all ingredients into a pan and reduce down to 60g.

Pass through a sieve, squeezing well to extract maximum flavour.

   +   
Final Sauce

Lightly cook the shallots in butter, then add the reduction and cream.

Bring to a simmer for 2 minutes, then whisk in the burnt leek butter.

Add the herbs, taste for seasoning, and finish with a little lemon juice.

Spoon the sauce over the roasted leek and serve.

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