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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