This one pot dish takes just a few minutes to prepare and then bakes in the oven for an hour to deliver a really great warming winter meal. Optionally add mince and onions if you are a carnivore.
Ingredients
Thinly sliced vegetables. Some good choices are:
- Mushrooms
- Tomatoes
- Marrow
- Aubergine
- Leeks
- Onions
- Courgette
- Other ingredients:
- 400g Cheese of choice
- 2 TBSP Butter
- 2 TBSP plain flour
- ¾ Pint milk
- Sea salt
- Sliced potatoes
- Sunflower oil
Method
Melt the butter over a gentle heat.
Add the flour when the butter has melted to make a roux. This will thicken the cheese sauce.
Add the milk and then grate in the cheese.
Take off the heat and allow to cool.
Slice your vegetables and layer in a baking dish with a thin layer of cheese sauce and a grind of sea salt on each layer. You can optionally add a layer of fried beef, pork or lamb mince with finely chopped onions but best placed in the middle of the dish or just under the potatoes.
Finally add a couple of layers of the sliced potatoes and lightly oil and season with salt and pepper. Bake for about one hour at 180ºC-200ºC.
Serve with a simple salad.
Gavin McArdell
www.CurryFrenzy.com