27.02.2012

BBC Good Food Recipes Leek, potato & bacon bake

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Cook 45 mins

Prep 0 mins

Freezable

N

i ion pe e ing

153 kcalories, protein 5.0g, carbohydrate

24.0g, fat 5.0g, saturated fat 2.0g, fibre

4.0g, salt 0.35g

Ing edien

Se e 8

1 pint chicken or vegetable stock

4 lb potatoes, thinly sliced

6 leeks, thinly sliced into rounds

1 oz butter

3-4 rashers streaky bacon, snipped

3 tbsp double cream (optional)

Me hod

1. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6.

Put the stock in a large pan, bring

to the boil, then add the potatoes

and the leeks. Bring back to the boil

for 5 mins, then drain well,

reserving the stock in a jug.

2. Meanwhile, butter a large baking

dish. Layer up the potatoes and

leeks higgledypiggledy, seasoning

as you go, then scatter the bacon

over the top. Season well, pour over

200ml of the reserved stock, then

spoon over the cream (if using) and

cover with foil. Can be made up to 1

day ahead and chilled. Bake for 40

mins, uncovering halfway through

so that the bacon crisps.

Leek, po a o & bacon bake

This bake is a cross between two classics - creamy dauphinoise and pommes

boulangère (potatoes cooked in stock), the perfect side dish

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