{"id":5759,"date":"2013-12-09T11:50:40","date_gmt":"2013-12-09T10:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/?p=5759"},"modified":"2017-10-19T18:27:19","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T17:27:19","slug":"leeks-with-bacon-and-cream-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/5759\/leeks-with-bacon-and-cream-sauce\/","title":{"rendered":"James Whelan Butchers: Leeks with Bacon and Cream Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Leeks-and-Bacon-with-Cream-sauce.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5760\" title=\"Leeks and Bacon with Cream sauce\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Leeks-and-Bacon-with-Cream-sauce.jpg\" alt=\"Leeks and Bacon with Cream sauce\" width=\"225\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leeks are possibly the dirtiest of vegetables as they push through the earth bringing lots of grit between the leaves.\u00a0 The root should be cut off along with the tough green leaves.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Leeks-with-Bacon-and-Cream-sauce.pdf\">Leeks with Bacon and Cream sauce &#8211; Printer Friendly Download<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>6 leeks<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/proddetail.php?prod=6402\">3 rashers bacon chopped<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Salt and pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon paprika<\/li>\n<li>1 cup sour cream<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>Finely chopped parsley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>To Cook<\/h2>\n<p>Wash the leeks and cut into thin rings.\u00a0 Fry the bacon until crisp and remove.\u00a0 Melt the butter in the pan and add the leeks, and cook until softened.\u00a0 Add the salt and pepper and the paprika and stir through.\u00a0 Add the sour cream and lemon juice, and continue over heat until heated through.\u00a0 Add the bacon and parsley and serve.<\/p>\n<p>We hope you enjoyed reading this post by Pat Whelan of James Whelan Butchers. Pat is a 5th generation butcher, cook book author and the director of \u00a0James Whelan Butchers with shops in Clonmel, the Avoca Handweavers Rathcoole and Kilmacanogue, Dunnes Stores Cornelscourt, Rathmines and Swords in Dublin.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/about-us\/newsletter\/\">Sign up to our newsletter for more updates from James Whelan Butchers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leeks are possibly the dirtiest of vegetables as they push through the earth bringing lots of grit between the leaves.\u00a0 The root should be cut off along with the tough green leaves. 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