Ingredients:
\n 1 tablespoonextra-virgin olive oil, plus more if needed
\n 2 leeks, ends trimmed, halved lengthwise, and thoroughly washed
\n 1 teaspoonkosher salt
\n 2 tablespoonsbourbon
\n 1 orange, zested and juiced (you\u2019ll need \u00bc cup cup juice)
\n 1\/4 cuppistachios, shelled and roughly chopped<\/p>\n
Directions: <\/p>\n
Before you start cooking, assess your pan to make sure the leeks will fit\u2014if they seem too long, cut them in half across the middle to make them shorter. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the leeks cut side down and sear without disturbing, 4 to 5 minutes, or until lightly browned. Using tongs, carefully flip. If your pan looks dry, add up to a teaspoon more oil as needed, then season with salt. Sear an additional 4 minutes, or until lightly charred.
\nTurn off the heat. While the pan is still hot, add the bourbon to the charred leeks and swirl the pan around a few times to coat (doing this off-heat ensures your kitchen does not go up in flames). Add the orange juice and \u00bc cup of water to the pan. Increase the heat to medium-low and cover the pan. Let simmer, 5 to 7 minutes, or until the liquid has reduced by about a third. Taste, then season with salt if desired. Remove from the heat.
\nPlace a second skillet over medium-high heat. Once the skillet is hot, add the pistachios and cook, stirring frequently, for 5 to 6 minutes or until lightly toasted.
\nTo serve, garnish bourbon-braised leeks with the toasted pistachios and orange zest directly in the cast iron, or transfer to a gorgeous serving platter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ingredients: 1 tablespoonextra-virgin olive oil, plus more if needed 2 leeks, ends trimmed, halved lengthwise, and thoroughly washed 1 teaspoonkosher salt 2 tablespoonsbourbon 1 orange, zested and juiced (you\u2019ll need \u00bc cup cup juice) 1\/4 cuppistachios, shelled and roughly chopped Directions: Before you start cooking, assess your pan to make sure the leeks will fit\u2014if… » read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipes","category-u-s-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/331333.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/331333.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/331333.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/331333.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/331333.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/331333.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1822\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/331333.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/331333.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/331333.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}