Creamy  Leek Sauce

step-by-step recipe

What makes this sauce the best?

You can pair this comforting sauce with everything - it's delicious with pork chops, steak, chicken breasts, pasta, and veggies!

 Ingredients

– Meat drippings – Butter  – Salt and pepper – Juice from a lemon – Leeks  – Garlic  – Flour – Chicken stock  – Milk – Ground Mustard – Sour Cream – Fresh tarragon leaves

Step 1

If using meat drippings, remove the meat and lower the heat to medium. If not, melt butter in a pan.

Step 2

Add leeks to the skillet. Make sure to move the leeks around in order for them not to burn.

Step 3

While the leeks are cooking add garlic and stir. Then, stir in flour and then gradually add stock and milk.

Step 4

When the broth starts to simmer, turn the heat to low for 15 minutes. You can also add protein at this point if you desire. 

Step 5

Once the sauce has thickened, add ground mustard and of sour cream into the chicken and leek sauce.

Step 6

Squeeze the juice of half a lemon into the sauce and season with salt and pepper. Finish by stirring in some fresh tarragon leaves.

What to use with leek sauce?

-Steak -Chicken -Lamb

Questions?

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