Potato & Onion Layer Bake

When you’ve got friends coming over for a meal, it’s often useful to have a potato dish that can be prepared in advance and that involves very little last minute activity…. I find this dish easier than roast potatoes (worrying about if they are bullet hard or burned = stress) or mashing (too much last minute activity) – but it has more of an impact than just boiling or microwaving!

This dish works well with Charlotte or any other waxy potato.

Feeds 4-6 as a side dish but exact quantities will depend on the size of your dish.
Cooking time – 1 hour plus.

Ingredients:
Potatoes – washed & sliced thinly (don’t peel them)
2-4 Onions sliced & separated into rings
Olive Oil
Black Pepper
Grated Cheese (Parmesan or Cheddar work well)

Method:
1. Preheat oven to moderate temperature (Gas mark 6)
2. Place a layer of onion rings in a large oven proof dish.
3. Cover with a layer of potatoes.
4. Grind black pepper over potatoes & distrtibute about a teaspoon of olive oil over them.
5. Cover with another layer of onions.
6. Another layer of potatoes.
7. Repeat the pepper & olive oil routine
8. Carry on layering until dish is full and/or you run out of ingredients!
9. Cover with foil & put in the oven for at least 1 hour.
10. 20 minutes before you want to eat, take dish out of oven, remove foil & sprinkle the cheese on top. Put it back in the oven without the foil.
11. Serve.