Leeks with Prunes

The combination of leeks and prunes is an old one, both being popular pottage ingredients. Together they are a perfect accompaniment to pork and poultry dishes. Prunes have a very long relationship with duck, chicken and pork, whether in a stuffing form or, in that classic French style, with Armagnac. Leeks too have certainly had affairs with all of those foods, so it was a question of trying to bring the two together, and they’ve ‘married’ well.

The prunes must be stoned and ready