The choice leek: Fall Produce

Selection Leek

Leeks look like scallions on steroids! And as green onions, which are usually sold in bundles, usually about four leeks to a group. I hope that your market sold in bulk with roots intact and dark green leaves, giving them a longer life. Plastic packaging favored decay. Leeks are available year round in most markets, but prime time is from September to the end of April.

Select leeks with a clean soft white bulb, at least two to three inches white and firm, dark green with curves. The base should be at least 2.1 inches in diameter, but most are much larger, usually 1-1 / 2-1 2.2 inches. The youngest leeks, delicate flavor and texture. Locate the cylindrical and not those who are big and onion thinly. When the money starts to collect bulbous, leeks are a little too ripe.

Check the center of the leek seeds for a rod (rod drive can sometimes feel a slight pressure) and avoid it finds. Those who start with a seed rod a hard woody core. When the leek is soft at all, let it go.

Memory Leek

Leek a smell that can be absorbed by other things in the fridge to save them before cooking easily wrapped in plastic to the smell and moisture contained excreted. Do not cut or wash before storing. Keep in the drawer of your refrigerator.

According to the coolness factor when you buy, leeks can be stored between five days to two weeks. Leeks are cooked covered in the refrigerator and within a day or two.

Leek, unfortunately, is not a good candidate for freezing or canning, unless you want to use in soups or other recipes instead of a main dish. Gel tends to its baby food and gives it a bitter taste.

If you choose, leek, sliced or freeze whole lengths. Seal in airtight bags, and freeze within three months. To get the flavor, not before he again cooking thaw. Use leftover frozen within three months boiled for soup.

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