Stilton and bacon gratin

Stilton and bacon gratin

This crispy, cheesy, creamy stilton and bacon gratin is just what you need on those cold winter nights.

Stilton and bacon gratin

  • Serves icon Serves 4
  • Time icon Takes 15 minutes to make, 50-60 minutes to cook

This crispy, cheesy, creamy stilton and bacon gratin is just what you need on those cold winter nights.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories
636kcals
Fat
46.4g (27.4g saturated)
Protein
18.2g
Carbohydrates
36g (4g sugars)
Fibre
4.2g
Salt
1.6g

Ingredients

  • 800g floury potatoes, such as king edward, very finely sliced
  • 100g unsmoked bacon lardons
  • 1 large onion, sliced
  • Butter for greasing, plus extra (optional)
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 150g stilton, crumbled
  • 200ml double cream
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Method

  1. Blanch the potato slices in a pan of boiling water for 3 minutes, then drain and lay on kitchen paper to steam dry. Leave until cool enough to handle. Meanwhile, heat a frying pan over a high heat and dry-fry the bacon lardons until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside to drain on kitchen paper, leaving the fat in the pan. Add the onion and cook gently for a few minutes until soft but not coloured, adding a little butter if it becomes dry. Stir in the garlic, then cook for another couple of minutes.
  2. Heat the oven to 180°C/fan160°C/ gas 4. Lightly butter a 1 litre gratin dish. Layer one-third of the potatoes on the bottom, season with pepper and a little salt (the stilton and bacon lardons are both salty, so bear this in mind when seasoning). Top with half the cheese, half the onion and garlic mixture and half the lardons, then pour over a third of the cream. Repeat, then finish with a layer of potatoes and the rest of the cream.
  3. Bake for 50-60 minutes until the top is golden, crisp and bubbling around the edges. Leave the gratin to stand for 5 minutes, then serve alongside a bitter green salad, cornichons and cold meat.

Nutrition

Calories
636kcals
Fat
46.4g (27.4g saturated)
Protein
18.2g
Carbohydrates
36g (4g sugars)
Fibre
4.2g
Salt
1.6g

delicious. tips

  1. You can vary the cheese you use in this gratin – it will be fab with pretty much anything. Experiment with brie, cheddar, gruyère or camembert.

    Learn how to make this rib-sticking gratin in our recipe video…

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