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We've just got a new fridge which, since the old one was being removed meant that I had nothing substantial in the fridge. A post stag night hangover made me forget that the shops close at 4 on a Sunday and so I was left with the prospect of unidentifiably dark 'meat' sausages with a picture of a horse and a frog creature on them from local corner shop (which would also have required leaving the house) or whipping something else up. Inspired by a new saucier (a christmas present from the folks that hasn't been used yet) and a chapter on gratins from "It must have been something I ate" (the sequel to Jeffrey Steingarten's "The man who ate everything" although, sadly, nto quite as good) I did this 1. Whacked the oven on to 230 2. Sliced some potatos medium thin and boiled for approx ten minutes 3. Chopped up some (~2 slices) bacon into 'bits' and gently fried - when they started curling slightly I whacked in some left over red wine, deglazed the pan and then poured in enough to just cover the bacon and simmer slowly. 4. Buttered a baking dish and then rubbed two cloves of garlic over it. 5. Chopped the galric finely and bung it into the wine and bacon. 6. Took the potatoes out and drained them 7. Made a white suace adding mustard, white pepper and then some red leicester (probably about 100g) 8. Layered the potato in the dish, poured the bacon bits and wine reduction over evenly - at this point it's more a drizzling 9. Poured over the white (well, orange) sauce. 10. Bake for about 40 minutes It came out lovely and souffled and the winey bacon run through was a nice bite. Should feed about 4 people. -- my ignorance is large - it contains multitudes
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