Cheesy potato and gammon bake

PREPARATION TIME 15 minutes COOKING TIME 40 minutes SERVES 4 INGREDIENTS

● 25g butter, for greasing ● 900g potatoes, peeled and finely sliced ● 1 onion, finely sliced ● 2 garlic cloves, finely sliced ● 500ml milk ● 350g cooked gammon, thinly sliced ● 120g Cheddar cheese, grated ● 200ml double cream

● pinch of ground nutmeg

METHOD

1 Preheat the oven to 190°C/170°C Fan/ Gas Mark 5.

2 Lightly grease a large ovenproof dish with the butter. Set aside. Put the potatoes in a large saucepan with the onion and garlic and pour over the milk (add a little more to cover if necesssary).

3 Season the potatoes with salt, bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat.

4 Using a slotted spoon, transfer enough potatoes and onions to make an even layer in the dish, leaving the milk in the saucepan. Add a layer of the gammon slices and a sprinkle of cheese. Repeat with the remaining ingredients, building more layers, finishing with the potatoes and a sprinkling of cheese.

4 Stir the cream and nutmeg into the infused milk mixture. Pour over the potatoes and bake for 30 minutes until golden and bubbling.

COOK’S TIP To make a vegetarian version of this dish, simply leave out the gammon layer.