How do you wash leeks?

Question

How do you get all the dirt out of those things without destroying it?

Answer 1

I knew watching Rachael Ray would come in Handy!!!

Okay here it is she says cut the ends off so you can separate and then run water in your sink(cold) and put the leeks in a swish them around and just to let them sit for a while, a few min maybe. then pull them out of the water and drain it all the sediment should have settled. If needed repeat. Good Luck and happy cooking

Answer 2

How To Wash and Prepare Leeks

Leeks are a wonderful vegetable, but they required a fair amount of preparation before they can be used. Here are some tips on washing and preparing leeks.


Cut off the fibrous root
If the dark-green outer leaves are very tough and/or spotty, remove them
Trim the ends of the remaining leaves
Cut the leek in half length-wise, then slice or chop
Place in a bowl of warm water and swirl around to help the dirt fall to the bottom
Take the leeks out, place in a colander, and rinse again. Don't just pour them into the colander as the dirt at the bottom of the bowl might get trapped in the leaves again.

Cooking with Leeks

Many recipes call for just the "white parts" of leeks, when in fact the light green is just as good and even the dark green is usable if it will be sautéed for at least 5 minutes or so. I nearly always use all three parts in my recipes.
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Answer 3

Cut across the leek to remove the root end, and do the same at the green end. Don't take off too much green! Look at the leek and see how much of it you think would cook down nicely, then cut off the rest, the tough green ends of the leaves.

You can then cut the leek into disc shapes and swish them about in a sink/bowl of water to clean them, or you can cut the leek in half lengthways and do the same. The tightly packed white parts nearer the root end will probably not have any earth in them at all, it will be away from that end.

You can always rinse the discarded parts and use them as a part of a vegetable stock if you want, nothing needs to be wasted!

Answer 4

Just chop down a bit into the green ends (but not too far as this is also good to eat) - then just hold under a running tap and the dirt should dislodge itself. As you get further down the leek is tightly packed and no dirt will get in anyway.

Answer 5

Washing with a warm Luke water adding a antiseptic and squeeze the side, and open it and wash it again and again at least three to four times.Washing leeks doesn't destroy any thing.

If there is a lot of leek or split on something,you can use steam vacuum cleaner by applying a proper soap and shampoo it later.

Answer 6

Top and tail them, then take off outer layer then cut them from head to toe but not in half, this way you can fan out the leek, washing between the layers without it falling apart. then slice or chop - Simple.

Answer 7

strip off any shabby outer leaves, then cut the leek in four lengthways. Put it in cold salted water moving it about briskly. Leave it for about an hour,then lift it out carefully so as not to disturb and grit or soil which has sunk to the bottom.

Answer 8

Best way is to cut them lengthwise all the way down but don't cut fully in two. That way you can open each section and rinse it under the tap, then make sure you shake it and drain it for a few minutes so the water doesn't collect in the folds.

Answer 9

Put it upside down in a bowl of water for about 30 minute. Making a slit on the green bit helps.

Answer 10

I always slice them down from the outside to the middle and then wash each layer. You can then fold them back into the original shape.

Usually I cut them fairly small anyway so it doesn't matter.