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With much hwyl and savoir faire je te présente i bawb: Lyonnaise Potatoes avec dylanwad Cymru! There would be Caerphilly Cheese, but alas not in Southern Delaware – Colliers Welsh Cheddar will do. There will be leeks! Not that kind – no fake news here. Can be made a day ahead of time and re-heated. Tastes much better the following day!
Serves 8.
Recipe
- 5lb Yukon Gold Potatoes.
- 3 large red onions,
- 1 leek.
- 10oz strong cheddar cheese.
- 1 bunch fresh Italian parsley.
- 1/2 stick butter.
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice.
- Salt and pepper.
- Peel potatoes. Steam whole until tender but not soft. Plunge into cold water to stop the cooking. Set aside to cool down.
- Slice onions very very thinly. Separate the onion slices so that they look like ribbons.
- Chop and wash the leek.
- Using a little melted butter fry the leek until soft. You do not want it to burn. Sprinkle the leek with the lemon juice and set aside.
- Slice butter thinly and melt in large frying pan. Add onions on high heat so that you hear the first sizzle. Then turn down the heat to a simmer. Slow cook the onions for 20 minutes stirring constantly. You want the onions to darken into a brownish color, but not to burn. This is key for this recipe.
- Slice the potatoes into 1/4 inch slices.
- Grate the cheddar cheese, or put into a food processor.
- Roughly chop parsley.
- Butter a large shallow baking dish. Put a thin layer of grated cheddar cheese on the bottom of the baking dish. This cheese will caramelize nicely when baking.
- Add a layer of potatoes on top of the cheddar.
- Spread some cooked onions on top of the first layer of potatoes.
- Sprinkle cheddar cheese on top of the onions
- Add a layer of chopped parsley on top of the cheese.
- Repeat the previous steps layering potatoes through parsley until you run out.
- Spread the leeks on top of the finished layers.
- Add a thin layer of grated cheddar and top with a sprinkle of chopped parsley.
- Bake in the oven at 375F uncovered for 45 minutes or until the top layer has browned.
