how many grams in a cup of leeks?

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• How many leeks make a cup?
  One medium leek, trimmed to the white and pale-green parts, gives you close to 1 cup sliced (about 92 g). A large leek can hit 1.5 cups, while skinny supermarket leeks sometimes need two to fill the cup. Recipes for leek and potato soup or vichyssoise often call for 2-3 cups, which usually means a bunch of three.
• Should I measure leeks before or after washing?
  Slice first, wash second, then measure drained. Leeks trap soil between the layers, so chopping into rings exposes the grit and a bowl of cold water rinses it out. Weighing 92 g after the rinse — once the rings are well drained on a towel — keeps water from skewing the gram total in a braise or risotto base.
• Do leeks shrink a lot when cooked?
  Yes. A cup of raw sliced leeks (92 g) sweats down to roughly half a cup once softened in butter for a leek tart or quiche filling. For braised leeks served as a side, halved lengthwise, plan on one whole leek per person rather than measuring by cup — the volume drops sharply but the structure holds.

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