Baked Leeks

Ingredients

• 2 lb leeks
• ½ cup oil
• ¾ cup onion
• ½ lb ground meat
• 1 tablespoon tomato sauce
• to taste mild red pepper
• to taste salt
• to taste pepper

Steps

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