Friday, 14 September 2012

Friday Feast- Easy peasy potato gratin



Serves 4…generously ;)

You will need:
900g potatoes any kind –although probably not new potatoes as it’d just take longer to prepare!
6 Bacon Rashers
3-4 blocks frozen spinach depending on your love of spinach
300ml Crème Fraiche/greek yoghurt…if you haven’t either of those you could make your own roux*
Cheese. Gruyere if you’re feeling fancy pants.


  1. Preheat the oven to 180°c/Gas 5
  2. Chop up the spuds into slices about 5mm.
  3. Bring them to the boil for about 8-9 minutes or until they’re just starting to soften.
  4. Meanwhile grill the bacon until crispy and then cut into pieces.
  5. Microwave the spinach for approx 4 minutes
  6. Lightly butter an oven proof dish. 
  7. Cover the bottom with a layer of the potatoes, then all the bacon and spinach and half the crème fraiche.
  8. Top with another layer of the potatoes, the rest of the crème fraiche and the cheese.
  9. Bake for 25 mins until bubbling and enjoy!

You could use anything you’ve got in the fridge in this one; grilled courgette and ham, fried onions and sliced tomatoes, broccoli and chicken, the list is endless be creative and use up those slightly sprouting, looking sorry for themselves spuds!

* Roux 

You will need:
1oz butter/marg
1oz plain flour
1/2pint milk

  1. Melt the butter
  2. Add the flour and combine
  3. Add all the milk and stir continuously (I mean it!) on a medium heat until boiling after which the mixture will thicken.  Add salt and pepper to taste (or a spoonful of wholegrain mustard yum yum) and away you go.

 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
1 Corinthians 10:31

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