Crisp Potato And Onion Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 90 g unsalted butter, melted
• 1 kg desiree potato, peeled
• 1 red onion, halved, thinly sliced
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 220°c brush a round 22cm (base measurement) spring-form pan with a little melted butter to grease. cut potatoes into 5mm-thick slices. arrange a quarter of the potato slices over the base of the greased pan, slightly overlapping. drizzle 1 tbs of melted butter over the potatoes and top evenly with a third of the onion. season with salt and pepper.
• 2 continue layering with potato slices, butter, onion, salt and pepper, finishing with a layer of potato. drizzle with remaining butter and season with salt and pepper.
• 3 cover with foil and bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes. remove foil and bake, using the back of a spoon to press down twice during cooking (this will help to produce a firm potato cake), for a further 50 minutes or until potatoes are tender when tested with a skewer and top is golden. transfer pan to a wire rack and set aside to cool for 5 minutes.
• 4 remove potato & onion cake from pan and cut into wedges to serve. serve warm or at room temperature.