Side Dishes Starters/Snacks Lunch/Dinner Bacon And Cheese Potato Cake

Serves : 4

Preparation Time: 10 Minutes

Cooking Time: 1½ hours

Bacon And Cheese Potato Cake

Ingredients

  • 800g potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1 onion, finely sliced
  • 2 tsp dried mixed herbs, thyme or rosemary
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 200g streaky bacon, roughly chopped
  • 175g mature cheddar cheese
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 320g tender stem broccoli

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 210°C, fan 190°C, gas mark 5. Grease and line the base of a 20cm loose bottomed cake tin.

  2. Tip all the potato slices into sheet of parchment paper. Add the onion, herbs, bacon and all but a handful of cheese and season well with black pepper.

  3. Tip into the cake tin, pressing down lightly so that they sit evenly. Layer the last of the potatoes, bacon and cheese over the top to create an even layer then scatter the remaining cheese over the top.

  4. Lay a piece of parchment over the top then cover with foil tightly. Place onto a baking tray in the oven for 1¼ hours. Remove the foil and parchment and cook for another 15 minutes until golden brown and bubbling.

  5. Remove and allow to cool for 10 minutes before turning out of the tin.

  6. Meanwhile, bring a pan of salted water to the boil. Add the broccoli and simmer for 2-3 minutes until tender. Drain then cut the cake into wedges to serve.