Baked Leeks

Baked leeks (Tavë me presh) is an Albanian recipe.

Category: Albanian

Ingredients

• 2 lb (900 g) leeks
• ½ cup oil
• ¾ cup chopped onion
• ½ lb (225 g) ground meat
• 1 tablespoon tomato sauce
• Mild red pepper
• Salt
• Pepper

Instructions

1. Cut off the green leaves from leeks. Wash and cut leeks diagonally into 1-inch thick slices.
2. Sauté in a little oil and place in a baking pan.
3. Sauté onion and ground meat in remaining oil.
4. Add beef stock, tomato sauce, red pepper, salt and pepper, and bring to a boil.
5. Pour meat mixture over the sautéed leeks.
6. Bake for 1 hour at 375°F (190°C).
7. Serve hot.

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