Garlicky Sesame Leeks

Ingredients

• 4 Leek
• 6 Red Chilli
• 10 Clove Garlic
• 4cm Ginger
• 1 tbsp Sesame Seeds
• 4 tbsp Soy Sauce
• 50 ml Sesame Oil
• 1 tbsp Sugar
• 1 Orange
• 30 g Peanut
• Vegetable Oil

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 180°C.

2. 2

   Char the leeks directly on the flame of your gas hob until they are evenly blistered. If you don’t have a gas hob, char them under a very hot grill.

3. 3

   Cut the ends off the leeks and cut them in half. Nestle them into a baking dish so they are tightly packed.

4. 4

   Finely chop the red chillies, or blitz them up in a food processor.

5. 5

   Add the chillies and 50ml vegetable oil to a pan on medium-low heat and cook for 10 mins until the oil is stained red.

6. 6

   Crush the garlic and roughly chop the garlic and ginger.

7. 7

   Add in the garlic, ginger and sesame seeds, stir for 1 min and then turn off the heat. Add in the soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, juice of the orange and 100ml of water.

8. 8

   Pour this over the leeks and cover with foil. If your leeks are still a bit tough, add more water. Braise in the oven for 30 mins.

9. 9

   Meanwhile, roughly chop the peanuts.

10. 10

    Sprinkle peanuts over the leeks and grate over orange zest.

11. 11

    Serve over sticky rice and enjoy.