party potato bake!!!

description:  it's made of potato, bacon and grated cheese baked, whats not to love about all these ingredients combined?

INGREDIENTS:

1.5kg Potatoes (Washed and Peeled)
500g Diced Bacon
500g Grated Cheese
600ml Thickened Cream (Heavy Cream)
1 Brown Onion (Peeled and Diced)
Salt and Pepper (for seasoning)
2 Teaspoons of Minced Garlic (about 2-3 Cloves of Fresh Garlic)


Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 45 minutes


directions :

step 1:into an oiled pan add chopped onion, choped bacon, fry about  3 or 5 minutes to soften the onion and put a bit of color on the bacon, put it aside.


step 2:wash and peel potatoes and throw them in a big saucepan and boil them for about 20 minutes untill they're tender but not all the way cooked. let them cool down and then slice them up.

step 3:arrange the potato slices in a single layer in a baking dish, put a some  of the bacon and onion on top and season with salt and pepper and some grated cheese. add another layer more potato, onion and bacon and grated cheese, repeat the process and finish with grated cheese and bacon on the top.

step 4: into a saucepan add some thick cream, add minced garlic, mix all over a medium heat, season with some salt and pepper. heat it untill its hot but don't boil it.

step 5: add some grated cheese and keep it stirring for about 2 minutes untill the cheese has melted.

step 6:pour the cheesy creamy mixture over the potato bake.

step 7:put it in a preheated oven at 180°c for about 45 minutes untill the top is nice and golden and melted.

step 8: take it out and set it aside for 15 minutes to cool.