Cheese potatoes with a creamy leek sauce recipe

Cheese Potatoes with a Creamy Leek Sauce recipe

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Recipe intro

Introducing the delicious and comforting recipe of Cheese Potatoes with a Creamy Leek Sauce. This dish combines tender, golden potatoes with a luscious leek sauce that is rich and creamy. The cheese adds a delightful tangy flavor and gooey texture, making it a perfect side dish or even a main course. With its simple yet flavorful ingredients, this recipe is sure to be a crowd-pleaser.

Keywords: cheese potatoes, creamy leek sauce, comfort food, side dish, easy recipe.

Cheese potatoes with a creamy leek sauce recipe details

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Ingredients

1 kg	potatoes, waxy variety
1	onion
3 stalk(s)	leek, approx. 700g
2 tbsp	butter
150 ml	white wine
100 g	single cream
200 g	grated Cheddar cheese
	nutmeg
	salt and pepper

Instructions

Peel and dice the potatoes. Cook in lightly salted water for approximately 15 minutes, until done.

In the meantime dice the onion and cut the leek into slices.

In a saucepan, heat the butter and sauté the onion until lucent. Add the leek. Deglaze with white wine and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add the single cream and cook for another 5 minutes or until slightly thickened.

Drain the potatoes, then add the cheese to the potatoes in the still hot saucepan, toss, cover and leave to melt for some minutes.

Season the leek sauce to taste with nutmeg, pepper and salt. Serve with the cheese potatoes.

Preparation time:
ca. 10 min
Cooking / Baking Time:
ca. 30 min
Grade of difficulty:
easy
Calories per portion:
n/a