Leek & Potato Bake (With Cheese!!) (Potato)

Member Name: greendaystar

Product:	Potato
Date:	11/01/09 (792 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Filling and subtly tasty

Disadvantages: Taste not strong enough

This is a simple potato bake which goes well as a side on almost anything, or even as a full meal if you fancy it (although i do not feel there is enough flavour to eat on its own!)

I would not say it is an outstanding dish, but average and a "filler" for your plate, as chips would be. Definately puts a spin on plain old mashed potatoe though.

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The oven needs to be set to 220 degrees before popping the finished product in to cook.

You need to start off with the main ingredient of potatoes. You can use Maris Pipers' or King Edwards. For 2 people you will need about 450g. Whichever one you decide, these will need to be peeled and cut into pieces which are about 2 cms big. They then need to be boiled in a pan until tender (usually about 20 mins)

While the potatoes are boiling, cut 3 big leeks into 1cm sized pieces. Place 25g of butter into a pan to melt, and then add the leeks to gently cook for 10 minutes. Make sure you keep checking them because i burnt mine the first time - not only did it make my kitchen stink but i had to stand and cut another load to put in!!

Going back to the potatoes. Once boiled, drain all the water out and them mash with a masher (tp ensure no lumps!), add 25g of butter, a lightly beaten large egg, and 150g of mature cheddar cheese. Once mixed together, add the leaks which should now be cooked.

This mix now goes into an ovenproof dish, sprinkling 50g of mature cheddar cheese (or more if you wish).

Take out of the oven in 10 minutes.

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As i mentioned above, the flavour of the cheese isnt really strong enough to give the bake a really full flavour. You can always use different cheeses or add more if you wish to.

Summary: More flavour than plain mashed potato but not worth the massive effort