Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, potato, bacon and leek gratin. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

To assemble the gratin, start by pouring a small amount of cream just enough to coat the bottom of the pan. Repeat until you've used up all the potatoes and leek-bacon mixture. The cream should just cover the potatoes.

Potato, Bacon and Leek Gratin is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are fine and they look fantastic. Potato, Bacon and Leek Gratin is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook potato, bacon and leek gratin using 7 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Potato, Bacon and Leek Gratin:

1. Make ready 6-8 rashes of good quality bacon, thinly sliced
2. Take 3 / 4large potatoes, thinly sliced
3. Get 1/2 large leek, thinly sliced
4. Take 6 mushrooms, thinly sliced
5. Take 1 pint good quality stock (if using stock cubes use 2 or 3)
6. Prepare 1 tbsp. mixed herbs
7. Make ready Salt & pepper, sprinkled between the layers

A tried and true family favorite, this Potatoes Au Gratin is packed with cheesy bacon goodness. The perfect comfort food casserole, au gratin potatoes are a wonderful side dish for a special occasion. Welcome to the official Great Home Ideas channel, the destination for all your DIY, Food, Garden, Lifestyle and Pet needs. Layer up the potatoes and leeks higgledypiggledy, seasoning as you go, then scatter the bacon over the top.

Instructions to make Potato, Bacon and Leek Gratin:

1. First of all chop/slice up the potato, if you have a mandolin use this as it makes it much easier, as you are slicing, place them into a large bowl of cold water.  (This stops the potatoes from going brown)
Then chop or slice the bacon, mushrooms and leeks, leave to one side.
3. Take the gratin/casserole dish, start the layering process with the potatoes, make sure that the potatoes overlap one another.  Once the layer is complete, sprinkle the leeks, bacon and mushroom over the potatoes, then repeat the process adding at little salt and pepper and mixed herbs as well over each potato layer.
5. Once the dish is full, top  up with hot stock mixture, it should just reach the very top of the potatoes, but not over the top as it will bubble over otherwise. Wrap the dish with foil, be careful not to pack it too tightly on the top layer of potatoes as it will stick to them whilst cooking.  Place in the oven for 1 hour.
6. After an hour take off the foil and place back into the oven to finish cooking and brown, I put mine back into the oven for 20 more minutes.You may need it to go in longer.  Test the potatoes with a knife to check that they are cooked all the way through.  If the potatoes are browning too much, just replace the foil back over to stop them from burning).
Serve and enjoy, this is delicious as it is served with crusty bread to dip in the delicious juices, with a side of broccoli and asparagus.

Instead of burying the potatoes and leeks in cream, a drizzle of milk is added to every layer of the gratin; the potatoes get wonderfully crisp and tender, and the cheeses form a melty, golden crust. The result is a rich, rustic potato side with contrasting flavors and. Bacon Wrapped Potatoes with Honey Scallion Sauce. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs with the salt and pepper, until well combined. Slowly pour the eggs over the potato, bacon and leek mixture, in the skillet.

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