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|description=Jocasta Innes; brilliant author of 'The Pauper's cookbook ' and 'The country kitchen' amongst others, says that if she only ever cooked three recipes
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Jocasta Innes; brilliant author of 'The Pauper's cookbook ' and 'The country kitchen' amongst others, says that if she only ever cooked three recipes for the rest of her life, this would be one of them.

I wonder what the other two would be?

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|TotalCalories = 7675
|PortionCalories = 1918
|DatePublished=19th January 2013
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|Servings = Serves 4
|Difficulty = 1
|ImageComment = Reheated the second day, with beetroot and lamb casserole
|TotalTime = 2 hours 20 minutes
|PrepTime = 10 minutes
|CookTime = 2 hours 10 minutes
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====Best recipe review====

''What a beaut!''

5/5

Simple, and tasty

 [[User:PSmith|Paul R Smith]] 
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{{RecipeIngredients
| 50 g (2oz) [[Butter|butter]]
| 50 g (2 oz) [[Plain flour|plain flour]]
| 600 ml (1 pint) [[Milk|milk]]
| [[Sea Salt|sea salt]] and [[Freshly ground black pepper|freshly ground black pepper]]
| Freshly [[Grated|grated]] [[Nutmeg|nutmeg]] (optional)
| 4 large [[Onions|onions]], peeled and very thinly sliced
| 4 large [[Potatoes|potatoes]], peeled and very thinly sliced
| 125 - 225 g (4-8oz) [[Bacon|bacon]] rashers, rind removed and cut into strips

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===[[Mise en place]]===
* Preheat the [[Oven|oven]] to 200° C (400° F - gas 6)
* Use a food processor to quickly and thinly slice the potatoes and onions.
===Method===

{{RecipeMethod
| Make a [[White sauce|white sauce]] by melting the [[Butter|butter]] on a low heat in a small pan, stir in the [[Flour|flour]] and gradually whisk in the [[Milk|milk]]
| Bring to the [[Boil|boil]] stirring all the while, once smooth and thick, reduce the heat to a very low [[Simmer|simmer]], add the seasoning and [[Nutmeg|nutmeg]] and leave it ticking over while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
| Grease a [[Casserole dish|casserole dish]] and build up in layers of [[Onion|onion]], [[Potatoes|potatoes]] and [[Bacon|bacon]] bits, ending with potatoes
| Pour the [[White sauce|white sauce]] over the top and jiggle well to distribute the [[Sauce|sauce]] evenly
| Cover and [[Bake|bake]] for 1 hour at 200° C (400° F - gas 6), uncover and reduce to 180° C (350° F - gas 4) and cook for 1 final hour
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Image:Onion, bacon and potato hotpot recipe.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Onion, bacon and potato hotpot
Image:Onion, bacon and potato casserole.jpg|thumb|300px|right|It tasted way better than it looks here!
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===Serving suggestions===
Serve with winter [[Vegetables|vegetables]] such a as [[Squashes|squashes]], [[Sprouts|sprouts]], [[Cabbage|cabbage]] or even [[Bok choy|bok choy]].
===Variations===
I use about 100g of my [[Home smoked bacon|home smoked bacon]] in this. It's quite strongly flavoured and getting valuable too, now we are getting to the last of it!

Add a few tablespoons of strong [[Cheese|cheese]] to the [[White sauce|white sauce]] for a nice cheesy variation.

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[[Category:Cheese recipes]]
[[Category:Main courses]]
[[Category:Potato recipes]]
[[Category:Stews and casseroles]]
[[Category:Vegetable recipes]]
[[Category:Favourite recipes]]
[[Category:Stewed, braised or pot roasted]]

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