Scalloped potatoes

Scalopped Potatoes

The following recipe uses pre cooked potatoes. You can do the recipe from raw potatoes as well. Just slice the peeled potatoes thinly and add a little more cream, so that the potatoes don't get too dry. Cooking time then changes from 45 minutes to an hour and 30  min.

Cooking time: 45 min approx

Ingredients

5 to 6 medium potatoes peeled and sliced
1/2 cup single cream
4 slices of Maasdamer cheese or cheddar or any cheese you like that melts well
Some salt
Approx 30 to 40 g butter

Cooking Instructions

1. Peel and cut the potatoes into slices
2. Boil the slices in lightly salted water for 10 min
3. Drain the potatoes.
4. Dot the dish you use with butter, layer half the amount of the potatoes slices
5. Put cheese on potatoes
6. Continue to layer the rest of potatoes
7. Pour the cream over the potatoes and use the rest of the butter on top of potatoes
8. Bake for approx 40 to 45 min at 175 C

Note  This side is ideal with any quick fried meat or fish, Particularly good with Pork Schnitzel

Note 2  You can use the above recipe as a dish on its own, by adding cooked ham pieces or fried bacon pieces. Serve the potatoes then with a green salad.