Leek Rings

We saw this on Good Eats and thought it might be worth giving it a shot.

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups of vegetable oil
• One large leek, cleaned and trimmed of the dark green leaves
• 1.5 cups milk
• 1 large egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp salt plus more for seasoning

Put the vegetable oil in a saucepan and put over medium-high heat
Slice leeks into 1/2 inch rings and separate them.
Whisk together milk and egg.
In another bowl, combine the flour and salt. Then divide this mixture up into two equal portions in two shallow pans (or whatever you have).
Dip the rings in the 1st flour mixture, then dip them in the liquid mixture, then coat them in the 2nd flour mixture.
Fry the rings until golden brown. Drain on a paper towel. Season with salt.

Thoughts: This was ok. Dan didn't like them one bit. I didn't necessarily MIND them, but after eating enough of them I got sort of sick because they were so greasy. And a lot of them got burned because we couldn't keep the oil at a stable temperature. Plus leeks aren't as flavorful as onions, so they sort of tasted like nothing. Just grease. I wouldn't recommend this.

Disaster Index: 7/10