Steamed Leek and Cheddar-cheese Pudding

This is a vegetarian answer to steak and kidney pudding. It has the very rich flavours and the lovely puddingy texture. I’ve kept this one quite simple, with just the two main flavours of the early pottage vegetable, leek, and the very British Cheddar cheese. But the dish is also a reflection of the old English dumpling tradition which, I’m glad to say, still lives on. The dumpling has taken on many more roles, starting as a simple meal extender, moving on to an accompaniment and now, as he