Special baked potatoes



Serves 4 or 1 then freeze
 
Preheat oven to 180 fan, 200 c. Use a fork to prick 2 large baking potatoes and 2 same size sweet potatoes then brush with with a little oil. Use a deep baking tin and place 1tsp salt in each corner area. Place a potato on each pile of salt. Bake for 1 hour. Allow to cool.

20 mins before end of cooking time prepare 1 shallot sliced, 2 leeks sliced, 4 garlic cloves fine diced. Melt 25g (1oz) butter in a frypan over medium heat and fry the garlic and shallot for 2 mins, add 2tsp mustard and the leeks and cook 2mins. Pour in 300ml single cream and cook a further 3 mins. Add salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Meantime in another pan fry til crisp 250g cooking bacon cut into small pieces (or 8 slices bacon).

Cut the baked potatoes into quarters and rearrange so there is 2 quarter pieces of regular potatoes and 2 quarter pieces of sweet potatoes in each corner of the baking dish. Pour the leek mixture over all of this.

Using large thin sliced Gouda or Edam cheese squares place a slice on top of each. Then evenly spoon the crisped bacon over that. Return dish to oven and cook a further 10 minutes. Omit the cream for a slimmer version but it's well worth using it because you're worth it!