Easy Cheese and Onion Potato Bake Recipe
This easy cheese and onion potato bake is made by layering sliced potatoes and onions in a rich homemade cheese sauce before baking until golden and bubbling. A traditional British comfort food recipe that's perfect as a hearty family dinner or a delicious side dish.
Equipment
- 1 oven safe serving dish
- 1 potato peeler
- 1 vegetable slicer or sharp knife
- 1 grater
- 1 Wooden spoon
- 1 Scales
- 1 sharp knife
- 1 measuring jug
- 1 medium saucepan
Ingredients
- 1.25 kg White Potatoes
- 1 large Onion
- 75 grams Butter - plus a little extra for buttering the dish
- 75 grams Plain Flour
- 1 litre Whole Milk
- 75 grams Strong Cheddar Cheese
- Salt & Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Peel the potatoes and slice thinly using a vegetable slicer of a sharp knife. The slices should be around 2-3mm thick
- Peel the onion and slice to 2-3mm using the vegetable slicer or a sharp knife.
- Melt the butter in a medium size saucepan, add the flour and stir together to make a roux. Cook over a low heat for 1 minute, stirring continuously.
- Add a small amount of milk to the roux and keep stirring until the milk is incorporated. Add a little more milk and keep stirring the roux. Keep adding small amounts of milk and stirring until the roux is thinner and now becomes a sauce. Keep adding the milk, stirring all the time until it's all incorporated and the sauce is smooth.
- Stir the grated cheese into the sauce, add a little salt and pepper then taste the sauce. If necessary add in more seasoning.
- Butter the baking dish and layer ⅓rd of the sliced potatoes with ½ of the sliced onion and sprinkle over a little salt.
- Spoon over ⅓rd of the cheese sauce then add another ⅓ of potatoes and the rest of the onions, sprinkle with a little salt and top with another ⅓rd of the cheese sauce. Layer the rest of the potatoes neatly over the top and pour over the remaining cheese sauce making sure that all of the potato is covered.
- Bake in the centre of the oven at 160℃ Fan / 180℃ / 320℉ / Gas 4 for 1½ hours or until the potatoes are perfectly tender
- If it browns too quickly, cover with buttered foil and continue baking until tender
