Braised Leeks

Since I eluded to these in my last post, I figured I should just throw this up here. Braised leeks are a wonderful vegetable. Here is the recipe. Recipe Name: Braised Leeks Ingredients: 1 leek -for 2 people 1 T olive oil or butter salt pepper Steps: *cut off green part of leek and root *slice white part of leek in half lenthwise, root to green, to open up all the layers. *Put in a pan on medium low heat *sprinkle with olive oil or butter, salt and pepper cover and cook for 5-10 minutes, until you start noticing brown around the bottom of the leek. *turn leek over cover and cook until you start seeing a little brown on the bottom * this is now ready to serve NOTES: Covering this during the cooking process is imperative, as the leek requires the moisture to properly break down the fibers.