How to prepare spinach and leeks – Jamie Oliver’s Home Cooking Skills

alright guys this is all about washing

alright guys this is all about washing vegetables one vegetables you really

vegetables one vegetables you really

vegetables one vegetables you really have to work quite carefully is spinach

have to work quite carefully is spinach

have to work quite carefully is spinach even if it comes in a bag even if it

even if it comes in a bag even if it

even if it comes in a bag even if it says it’s already been washed you’re

says it’s already been washed you’re

says it’s already been washed you’re always wise to wash it again because you

always wise to wash it again because you

always wise to wash it again because you never know what’s been sprayed on it you

never know what’s been sprayed on it you

never know what’s been sprayed on it you never know what’s been living on it or

never know what’s been living on it or

never know what’s been living on it or you know who’s washed it before who

you know who’s washed it before who

you know who’s washed it before who knows they might have done a good job

knows they might have done a good job

knows they might have done a good job they might not so it’s always a good

they might not so it’s always a good

they might not so it’s always a good idea of washing and there to wash it you

idea of washing and there to wash it you

idea of washing and there to wash it you use a single of really cool water so

use a single of really cool water so

use a single of really cool water so Charlotte mornings one of you next to me

Charlotte mornings one of you next to me

Charlotte mornings one of you next to me I’ve got a sink full of really cold

I’ve got a sink full of really cold

I’ve got a sink full of really cold water here and only induce tipper

water here and only induce tipper

water here and only induce tipper spinach in here we go so now you just

spinach in here we go so now you just

spinach in here we go so now you just give it a good wash around your hands

give it a good wash around your hands

give it a good wash around your hands it’s really important that there’s lots

it’s really important that there’s lots

it’s really important that there’s lots of water in the sink so that anything

of water in the sink so that anything

of water in the sink so that anything any bits of dirt or whatever can just

any bits of dirt or whatever can just

any bits of dirt or whatever can just fall and sink right to the bottom and

fall and sink right to the bottom and

fall and sink right to the bottom and then you can just scoop your leaves off

then you can just scoop your leaves off

then you can just scoop your leaves off the top once you’re sure they’re clean

the top once you’re sure they’re clean

the top once you’re sure they’re clean sometimes you might want to do it if the

sometimes you might want to do it if the

sometimes you might want to do it if the spinach is really dirty

spinach is really dirty

spinach is really dirty change the water a couple of times to

change the water a couple of times to

change the water a couple of times to make sure every last bit is all this

make sure every last bit is all this

make sure every last bit is all this looks quite clean so probably just one

looks quite clean so probably just one

looks quite clean so probably just one will be enough and then just lift the

will be enough and then just lift the

will be enough and then just lift the spinach out of your hands and let it

spinach out of your hands and let it

spinach out of your hands and let it drain and any dodgy leaves you see might

drain and any dodgy leaves you see might

drain and any dodgy leaves you see might just want to eat those our spinach is a

just want to eat those our spinach is a

just want to eat those our spinach is a delicious vegetable really fantastic

delicious vegetable really fantastic

delicious vegetable really fantastic flavor but when you when you’re prepping

flavor but when you when you’re prepping

flavor but when you when you’re prepping it you were always going to do so much

it you were always going to do so much

it you were always going to do so much because it cooks down to nothing when

because it cooks down to nothing when

because it cooks down to nothing when you put it in the pan

you put it in the pan

you put it in the pan all that spinach there’s probably enough

all that spinach there’s probably enough

all that spinach there’s probably enough for two people when you think it would

for two people when you think it would

for two people when you think it would be enough for about ten but it’s not

be enough for about ten but it’s not

be enough for about ten but it’s not okay we’ve got the leaves washed and

okay we’ve got the leaves washed and

okay we’ve got the leaves washed and draining in the colander the next thing

draining in the colander the next thing

draining in the colander the next thing we do is there sales a salad spinner

inside the salad spinner with this

inside the salad spinner with this little plastic cage here which it holds

little plastic cage here which it holds

little plastic cage here which it holds all the leaves and when they spin round

all the leaves and when they spin round

all the leaves and when they spin round the water fires off and then we’ll use

the water fires off and then we’ll use

the water fires off and then we’ll use end up nice and dry in the middle so

end up nice and dry in the middle so

end up nice and dry in the middle so surely you only just pop the spinach

you do just like we’ve done the spinach

you do just like we’ve done the spinach on the lid on it should clean that’s it

on the lid on it should clean that’s it

on the lid on it should clean that’s it and then push the button now you can go

and then push the button now you can go

and then push the button now you can go keep pushing it in my get a little

keep pushing it in my get a little

keep pushing it in my get a little faster faster you go the more water

faster faster you go the more water

faster faster you go the more water come on three and you can see all

come on three and you can see all

come on three and you can see all running down the side there you’re

running down the side there you’re

running down the side there you’re coming down and running down to the

coming down and running down to the

coming down and running down to the bottom where he collects the more you

bottom where he collects the more you

bottom where he collects the more you spin it the dryer will be but that’s

spin it the dryer will be but that’s

spin it the dryer will be but that’s pretty good

pretty good

pretty good so no slowdown press that button there

so no slowdown press that button there

so no slowdown press that button there another sort you know so you just lift

another sort you know so you just lift

another sort you know so you just lift the top off and lift the plastic cage on

the top off and lift the plastic cage on

the top off and lift the plastic cage on and they’re all the water to the bottom

and they’re all the water to the bottom

and they’re all the water to the bottom there you don’t want okay well there’s

there you don’t want okay well there’s

there you don’t want okay well there’s your spinach ready to use so you can

your spinach ready to use so you can

your spinach ready to use so you can pull it like on the sink and put that

pull it like on the sink and put that

pull it like on the sink and put that spinach in one of those balls there and

spinach in one of those balls there and

spinach in one of those balls there and that sauce writing it go no leaks one of

that sauce writing it go no leaks one of

that sauce writing it go no leaks one of the packs leaves a really nice vegetable

the packs leaves a really nice vegetable

the packs leaves a really nice vegetable they grow they grow yeah cool they grow

they grow they grow yeah cool they grow

they grow they grow yeah cool they grow a layer of the grain later but they just

a layer of the grain later but they just

a layer of the grain later but they just they come up through the air and they

they come up through the air and they

they come up through the air and they get really really muddy so it’s really

get really really muddy so it’s really

get really really muddy so it’s really quite important that you wash leeks

quite important that you wash leeks

quite important that you wash leeks properly because you get mud stuck down

properly because you get mud stuck down

properly because you get mud stuck down inside all the layers in there it’s not

inside all the layers in there it’s not

inside all the layers in there it’s not nice to eat so how you doing

okay that’s the bottom of the leak this

okay that’s the bottom of the leak this is the top so pop the bottom down there

is the top so pop the bottom down there

is the top so pop the bottom down there okay and you would pop your knife in not

okay and you would pop your knife in not

okay and you would pop your knife in not at the bottom almost at the bottom and

at the bottom almost at the bottom and

at the bottom almost at the bottom and then just cut all gone delete and cut

then just cut all gone delete and cut

then just cut all gone delete and cut all the way down brilliant

all the way down brilliant

all the way down brilliant so now if you open your leak up you can

so now if you open your leak up you can

so now if you open your leak up you can see all that dirt inside you really

see all that dirt inside you really

see all that dirt inside you really don’t want that to go on your food we do

don’t want that to go on your food we do

don’t want that to go on your food we do exactly the same we did with spinach

exactly the same we did with spinach

exactly the same we did with spinach fill up the single cold water this is

fill up the single cold water this is

fill up the single cold water this is where you’re glad that you didn’t cut

where you’re glad that you didn’t cut

where you’re glad that you didn’t cut right through the base of the leek

right through the base of the leek

right through the base of the leek because that little bit you’ve left on

because that little bit you’ve left on

because that little bit you’ve left on holds the whole thing together so now

holds the whole thing together so now

holds the whole thing together so now you can pop in the water shake it around

you can pop in the water shake it around

you can pop in the water shake it around when you’re happy just hold the bottom

when you’re happy just hold the bottom

when you’re happy just hold the bottom and shake it dry back to our boards I

and shake it dry back to our boards I

and shake it dry back to our boards I play the link down where one before and

play the link down where one before and

play the link down where one before and make sure you bunch all the little

make sure you bunch all the little

make sure you bunch all the little leaves together as soon as you can and

leaves together as soon as you can and

leaves together as soon as you can and now we’re just gonna take a knife and

now we’re just gonna take a knife and

now we’re just gonna take a knife and we’re just going to cut across the first

we’re just going to cut across the first

we’re just going to cut across the first cut you make is the very end of the leek

cut you make is the very end of the leek

cut you make is the very end of the leek there might be some tattered leaves

there might be some tattered leaves

there might be some tattered leaves there so we can rid of those once it’s

there so we can rid of those once it’s

there so we can rid of those once it’s nice freshly we’re chopping into it if

nice freshly we’re chopping into it if

nice freshly we’re chopping into it if you see any bits of mud that you might

you see any bits of mud that you might

you see any bits of mud that you might missed then what you can do is see this

missed then what you can do is see this

missed then what you can do is see this chopped leek back in the court watch I

chopped leek back in the court watch I

chopped leek back in the court watch I give another wash and another drain in

give another wash and another drain in

give another wash and another drain in the corner and then it’s ready to go

the corner and then it’s ready to go

the corner and then it’s ready to go and there you go there’s your leeks

and there you go there’s your leeks

and there you go there’s your leeks print washed ready to go