Deep-fried Leeks

Name: Deep-fried Leeks
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: groundnut (peanut) or sunflower oil for frying; 1½ lb / 680 g leeks; groundnut (peanut) or sunflower oil for frying; groundnut (peanut) or sunflower oil for frying

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Times Cookbook

By Frances Bissell

Published 1995

About

Ingredients

1½ lb / 680 g leeks
groundnut (peanut) or sunflower oil for frying

Side dish
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Trim the leeks, and remove the coarse tops and outer skin. Cut into 3 in / 7.5 cm. lengths, and slice in half lengthways. Shred the leeks into long, thin strips. Rinse and dry them thoroughly. Put oil in a