It was a raining chilly Saturday afternoon this winter, and my family was in need of some feeding. I was trying to
I was trying to piece together something easy, delicious and simple with the ingredients that I already had. I had about a couple bags of frozen sliced Leeks left over from a dish I made a few month before still in my freezer, so I started browsing the world wide web for a recipe that I could make with that and I stumbled upon this super fun recipe for Ancient Leek and Oatmeal soup, also known as Brotchan Roy (Soup of Kings). And because I am a nerd for all things from the “old’en days” I had to try it! Also, I love using ‘traditional’ foods in new way, so using Irish or steel cut oatmeal in a savory lunch or dinner instead of just for breakfast, meal was pretty exciting to me! (I know, I know you are super impressed by my coolness, yet again!)
Using the original recipe as a guide, I can up with this and we loved it! It had now become one of my go-to Saturday lunch options because it is so simple and easy!
And so when the Recipe Redux theme was released for this month, this was an easy choice
“7-Ingredient (Or Less) Recipes
It’s Income Tax Season, so our brains could use some easy arithmetic; as in seven-ingredient-or-less recipes. Show us the healthy, no-brainer dish you fix for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Think beyond smoothies or drinks, please. (And for those of you living in countries where it’s not Tax Season – we’re pretty sure you and your readers would still love doing the math for seven-ingredient-recipes!)”
I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
- 2 Tbsp Butter
- 1½ cups sliced Leeks
- ½ cup Steel-cut or Irish oatmeal
- 4 cup chicken or vegetable broth (I used chicken)
- 1 cup milk
- Fresh ground pepper
- Pinch of Salt
- *optional:l aged white cheddar cheese to garnish
- Melt butter in a large dutch oven, add oatmeal and lightly toast, 1-2min.
- Add leeks, broth, milk, salt and pepper and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low-medium to a smooth simmer, cover and cook for about 40min until oatmeal is tender.
- Serve
- *Option to garnish with aged white cheddar cheese...its a good option because it brings all the flavors to a crescendo!
