SAGE AND POTATO GRATIN WITH BACON AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a saucepan of cold water and bring to the boil, adding salt to the water.
• Cook for 12 minutes, or until you can just pierce the potatoes with a skewer.
• (they should be not quite cooked).
• Drain well and slice as thinly as possible.
• Melt half the butter in a frying pan, add the onion and cook until softened and translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 200*C 425*F.
• Put the cream in a saucepan and bring to the boiling point, then simmer for 3 minutes.
• Arrange one third of the bacon in a large baking dish, greased with butter.
• Put 4 sage leaves on top.
• Add a layer of half the potato slices, then another of half the onion.
• Pour inhalf the cream.
• Put half the remaining bacon on top and 4 more sage leaves.
• use the remaining potatoes and onion in the same way, pour in the remaining cream, then put the remaining bacon and sage on top.
• Dot the sage with the rest of the butter.
• Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
• Cover the dish with foil and bake for a further 30 minutes.
• Using a skewer, test to see if the potatoes are soft all through.
• If necessary, return to the oven, uncovered, for a further 5 to 10 minutes, making sure that the bacon and sage don't burn.