Gratin Of Potatoes, Onions, Bacon And Cheese

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs potatoes, peeled
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 3 large onions, peeled and finely sliced
• 7 ounces bacon, cut into short fine strips
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 10 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, grated
• 7 ounces creme fraiche
• 2 ounces unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cups dry wine

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 400°f first, simmer the potatoes in plenty of salted water until completely cooked through. drain and leave to cool.
• 2 once they have cooled enough to handle, cut the potatoes into 1/2in slices, season with salt, freshly ground pepper and freshly grated nutmeg and set aside.
• 3 while the potatoes are cooking, sweat the onions with the bacon in the vegetable oil in a heavy-based frying pan for 10 minutes until soft, turn up the heat and brown, stirring constantly.turn off the heat and set aside.
• 4 mix the grated cheese together with the creme fraiche and set aside.
• 5 generously butter a gratin dish and cover with half of the sliced potatoes followed by the onions and bacon and the second half of the potatoes.
• 6 pour over the wine and spread the cheese and creme fraiche mixture over the top. season with freshly ground pepper and grated nutmeg and bake for 15-20 minutes in the pre-heated oven until golden. serve piping hot.