Glut of Brie and (separately!) a glut of baby leeks....

[AnonymousBird]

They don't have to go together, but any ideas gratefully received.

The brie is a tricky one. PIL's brought a whole brie for Christmas and we have three quarters left! We love the stuff but don't like very much of it at a time and often I find it goes a bit rich and heavy when cooked.....

Leeks - millions in the garden. They went in a bit late, and are unlikely to grow any more (until Spring when they will bolt in no time) so want to get eating them!

TIA

Could you freeze the brie? You can freeze milk and cream - I don't actually know re soft cheese.

I love leeks but am stumped other than the unimaginative leek and potato soup. You could cook them down in some butter and then freeze in batches until needed?

You can definitely freeze the Brie!

Make a big chicken and leek pie with the leeks? Stir fry? Soup?

Or (just thought as I pressed post!) get some ready rolled pastry and use some of the Brie too to make bacon, cheese and leek tarts?

Ooo, does it freeze? That would be a great help. Having a sort the freezer session tomorrow, so will portion it up slightly smaller and experiment!

leeks - yes, I know there are infinite things to do with leeks, it's just making myself think about it - seeing the sheer number of them is slightly daunting so had brain freeze, but we absolutely love them so cannot wait to get tucking in (tomorrow's dinner!)

Thanks

You can freeze Brie but it stops the ripening process, so make sure it's at the right stage for your tastes before putting it in the freezer.

You can freeze leeks. I do it all the time.

Wash and cut up the leeks for use in stocks and soups and vegetable gratin dishes. It wil make your freezer stink so probably not a good idea if you just have one freezer but if you have a separate chest freezer with meat and packaged stuff in then they will be fine in there.

You don't need to cook the leeks before freezing just bag them up.

Use the leeks instead of onions in your regular cooking?

Dp makes a leek and potato 'pie' which is tasty and the dds like it.

Gently saute two or three chopped leeks in a bit of butter - you want them softened but not browned.

meanwhile, make a pan of mash.

Fold the leeks into the mash along with lots and lots of grated cheese.

Put into a buttered dish and put more grated cheese on top.

Bake until golden.