Charred leeks with almonds

Name: Charred leeks with almonds
Prep time: 30 mins
Cook time: 20-25 mins
Ingredients: 4–8 leeks, depending on how thick they are; 1 heaped tbsp krydderfedt (pork dripping); 50 g raw almonds, roughly chopped; 2 tbsp fermented red wine vinegar (page 124); 100 ml creme fraiche, skyr or fresh goat’s curd

A touch of charring brings a delicious flavour to sweet leeks, heightened by a judicious drizzle of red wine vinegar, in this recipe from the cookbook Copenhagen Cult Recipes

24 February 2022

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There is a delicious trend in Copenhagen that has been happening for at least 5 years now, where vegetables and meat are heavily charred in a cast-iron frying pan.

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