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Type |
Snack Meal |
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Food |
Potato, Onion and Melted Cheese Bake |
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Booze |
- |
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Serves |
Four diners; Starting 7.00pm |
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Sources |
Observer Food Magazine, November 2004, p9 |
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Notes |
Uses an oven-proof non-stick casserole: alternatively fry with frying pan and then put ingredients in an ordinary oven casserole |
Stuff to have or buy:
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Ingredient |
Already have |
To buy |
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Onion (three; medium) |
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Potatoes (1kg/2¼lb) |
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Green beans (350g/12oz;
frozen) |
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Cheddar cheese (350g/12oz) |
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Parmesan (25g/1oz; grated) |
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Cooking oil (2 tablespoons; e.g. olive) |
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Salt and black pepper |
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None
When?: Timeline minus c.5 minutes (e.g. c.5.30pm)
How long?: Preparation takes about 5 minutes
None
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1 |
Get cooking implements ready: |
Chopping board and knife; Large saucepan; Medium saucepan; Oven-proof non-stick casserole; Colander to drain potatoes |
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2 |
Get serving implements ready: |
Two serving spoons |
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3 |
Get eating implements ready: |
Large plates for first course; Cutlery |
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4 |
Make sure ingredients are all to hand: |
Onions; Potatoes; Frozen green beans; Cheese – cheddar & parmesan; Olive oil; Pepper |
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Abs |
Rel |
Your |
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5.36 |
0 |
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Put on 3½ pints
(1¾l) fresh water to boil in a large saucepan |
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5.37 |
+1 |
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Scrub or peel 1kg
(2¼lb) potatoes and cut into c.1-inch-thick
sections |
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5.46 |
+10 |
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Peel the onions;
cut them in half; then cut into c.½-inch-thick semi-circular slices |
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5.49 |
+13 |
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Grate 350g (12oz)
of cheddar and set aside |
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5.53 |
+17 |
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Put potatoes into
saucepan to boil |
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5.59 |
+23 |
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Pour 2 tablespoons
of olive oil into non-stick casserole on a moderate heat |
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6.02 |
+26 |
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Place onion slices
into casserole to soften – stir from time to time |
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6.06 |
+30 |
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Turn oven on to 190oC/375oF/Gas Mark
5 |
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6.08 |
+32 |
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Turn heat under
casserole to a minimum |
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6.13 |
+37 |
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Drain potatoes and
cut into smaller bite-sized pieces |
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6.19 |
+43 |
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Tip potatoes into
casserole, add grated cheddar and mix together |
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6.21 |
+45 |
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Place casserole
(without lid) into oven |
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6.39 |
+63 |
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Put 2 pints (1.2l)
fresh water on to boil in a medium saucepan |
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6.40 |
+64 |
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Carefully take
casserole from oven and stir mixture.
Grind black pepper over casserole mix plus – if you like it –
parmesan, and replace in oven |
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6.50 |
+74 |
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Turn oven up to 200oC/400oF/Gas
Mark 7 |
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6.53 |
+77 |
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Put 350g (12oz)
frozen green beans into saucepan to cook |
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6.59 |
+83 |
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Remove casserole
from oven |
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7.00 |
+84 |
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Drain green beans
and serve meal |
Easy to prepare with plenty of calm periods.
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