The leek is a vegetable with important diuretic properties and with a low caloric content, which also reinforces the immune system and has antibacterial properties. For all these reasons, it is very important to include it in our weekly diet. We can do complete dishes with this food when we add some type of protein to the dish. In this case, from recipesgratis, we bring some delicious leeks gratin with ham and cheese and include in the recipe Bechamel sauce so that you enjoy a complete dish, easy to make and that you will surely like everyone at home. However, you can always modify extra ingredients to your liking. Keep reading and discover with us how to make gratin leeks.
| 🚻 4 Diners | 🕘 1h 30m | 🍵 Between | 🤯 Low Disturbance |
| Ingredients to make gratin leeks: |
| 4 large leeks 1 tablespoon of olive oil or butter of grated cheese 1 pinch of salt |
| ADDITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS: Cheap cost, recommended for children, boiled |
Ingredients to make gratin leeks:
1. Cut the green part of the leeks and defound it. Wash the white part and cut it into two or three pieces, depending on how large the leeks are. Put in a wide pot abundant water and a little salt and, when it starts to boil, cook the leeks for 20 minutes. Drain them.
2. To make the bechamel, heat the olive oil or butter in a pan. When it is hot, add the spoonful of flour and have it. Turn it until the flour acquires a roasted color.
3. Gradually incorporate the milk while beating with manual rods to avoid the possible lumps.
Trick: A trick to avoid a bechamel with lumps is to remove it from the heat, beat with an electric blender until all the lumps of flour have dissolved and put it on the fire again until the thechamel thick.
4. A pinch of nutmeg and add a little salt. Go around the Bechamel with some rods until it thickens. Salt test and rectify in the case of being necessary. Remember that you do not have to do the leeks gratin with Bechamel if you do not want.
5. Put a slice of York ham to each piece. Again, this step is optional and, if you want, you can modify it by another ingredient, such as Bacon.
6. Place a slice of cheese. You can also put the cheese first and then York ham.
7. grease a source suitable for the oven with oil. Distribute the pieces of leek with ham and cheese and put the bechamel on top.
8. sprinkle a tablespoon of grated cheese. Then, enter the tray into the oven and gratin the leeks activating the grill for a few minutes, the enough to brown the cheese. You can also prepare the leeks and the Bechamel and reserve them in the fridge or in the freezer. When you want to serve them, you will simply have to cook them in the oven at 180 ºC.
9. The gratin leeks serve immediately, since they will be better hot.
