leek champ; the welsh irish version ( A Welsh Recipe )

leek champ; the welsh irish version ( A Welsh Recipe )


INGREDIENTS :

Serves: 4

6 fat spring onions or 1/2 leeks
1/2 pint full fat milk
1 1/2ib potatoes
Butter

METHOD :

1. Wash and chop the leek or spring onion, (including the green for spring onions but excluding most of it for leeks).

2. Simmer in the milk for 20minutes while you boil the potatoes.

3.Mash the potatoes adding the milk and onions/leek towards the end and adding extra milk if necessary.

Jane Grigson recommends serving the champ forked up in to a volcano on the plate with a generous lump of butter in the crater, which will melt. Forkfuls of the champ can then be dipped in the melted butter as you eat it.

Good with sausages and cabbage.