COCK-A-LEEKIE

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350g (12oz) Chicken portions
350g (12oz) Leeks
15g (½ oz) Butter
1.1 litres (2 pints) Chicken Stock
1 Bouquet Garni
Parsley

Melt the butter and fry the chicken until well browned on all sides.
Cut the leeks into 4 lengthways, then roughly chop.
Reserving the green parts and chop finely.
Add the white pieces of leek to the pan and fry for a few minutes to soften.
Add stock and the bouquet garni.
Bring to the boil, simmer for 30 minutes, the add the chopped leek greens.
Simmer for a further 30 minutes.
Remove the chicken, remove skin and bones and cut into chunks.
Skim the soup if required.
Add the meat to the serving dish, then pour over the soup.
Garnish with parsley.

― scott seward (scott seward), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 20:02 (twenty-one years ago)

i eat something like that kinda regularly (recipe at home and i don't actually cook), but it's the bomdiggity, yo

― The JaXoN 5 (JasonD), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 20:07 (twenty-one years ago)

also, go visit my friends cooking message board http://ohiolemon.com/

― The JaXoN 5 (JasonD), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 20:07 (twenty-one years ago)

my mother's cock-a-leekie is the best. i miss it so much!

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 20:18 (twenty-one years ago)

can cock-a-leekie be the official noize board soup?

― scott seward (scott seward), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 20:25 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm gonna try and make it soon. except i don't know what a bouquet of garni is.

― scott seward (scott seward), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 20:26 (twenty-one years ago)

My grandpa used to make this soup all the time! I think he only ever learned to cook things with funny names - cock-a-leekie, ratatouille, vichyssoise, etc.

xpost it's like a blend of spices dude

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 20:31 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.ochef.com/375.htm

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 20:32 (twenty-one years ago)

can cock-a-leekie be the official noize board soup?

NO.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 20:34 (twenty-one years ago)

hell, i don't need that then. i don't mind my thyme, parsley, and bay leaf swimming around free and easy.

― scott seward (scott seward), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 20:34 (twenty-one years ago)

That makes it sound like you're going to dump them down your drawers dude!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 20:35 (twenty-one years ago)

I vote YES on cock-a-leekie.

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 20:35 (twenty-one years ago)

sometimes yer herbs gotta hang loose. let yer cock-a-leekie freek flag fly. you know?

― scott seward (scott seward), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 20:37 (twenty-one years ago)

COCK-A-FREEKIE

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 20:40 (twenty-one years ago)

ROCK-A-REEKIE

― SCOOBY DOOBY DOO (nickalicious), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 20:41 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/8889/yo/neil001.jpg
LENTIL SOUP IS OFFICIAL NZ BRD SOUP.

― ddb (ddb), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 20:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Sounds gross.

I enjoy a cream of mushroom soup with wild rice, a nice cheesy roux.

― Great, Brave, True, Strong...adam levine (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 20:52 (twenty-one years ago)

gumbo.

― Ian John50n (orion), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 22:47 (twenty-one years ago)

chowdah.

― andrew l. r. (allocryptic), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 22:49 (twenty-one years ago)

i thought this thread was going to be about a very trendy new std

― tehresa (tehresa), Thursday, 24 March 2005 01:37 (twenty-one years ago)

cock-a-leekie soup, yeah.

― cozen (Cozen), Thursday, 24 March 2005 01:59 (twenty-one years ago)

ddb otm.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 24 March 2005 07:17 (twenty-one years ago)

eat poultry you fags.

― Ian John50n (orion), Thursday, 24 March 2005 17:07 (twenty-one years ago)

enjoy salmonella.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 24 March 2005 17:57 (twenty-one years ago)

kimchee has an agent that fights agent bird flu apparently.

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 24 March 2005 18:00 (twenty-one years ago)

secret agent bird flu?

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 24 March 2005 18:01 (twenty-one years ago)

http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/1363282/posts

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 24 March 2005 18:04 (twenty-one years ago)

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