Student Recipe

Cheesy potato
Budget: £
Cookery level:
Preparation Time: 20 min
Cooking Time: 45 min
Serves: 4

Ingredients:
1kg potatoes, cut into bite-sized chunks
1 onion, chopped
Spoonful of butter
200g smoked bacon, cut into small pieces
150ml double cream
125ml white wine
300g cheese, grated
1/2 tsp paprika

Method:
1. Heat oven to 200^oC / Gas mark 6.

2. Boil potatoes for 5 min, then drain and put into a large bowl.

3. Melt butter in a saucepan, fry the onion until soft.

4. Add bacon into the onion and cook for 5 more minutes.

5. Mix the onion and bacon into the potatoes.

6. Stir in double cream, white wine, most of the cheese and a little paprika.

7. Mix together then spread over a buttered baking dish (30cm long x 4cm deep).

8. Sprinkle the remaining cheese, cover with foil and cook for 25 min in the oven.

9. Remove foil, sprinkle more paprika over the top and cook for a further 20 min.