Cheese,onion And Potato

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 -10 medium potatoes, cleaned and diced
• 1 large onion, peeled and diced
• milk or cream, as desired, to mash the potato
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 250 g of grated mature cheddar cheese
• 1 large tomato (to garnish)
• ground black pepper
• 1 pinch paprika (optional)
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper (optional)

Recipe

• 1 boil the diced onions and potatoes together.
• 2 once potatoes are soft, drain and mash together with the butter and milk or cream and slowly add 2/3 of the cheese (set aside the other 1/3).
• 3 add some ground pepper to taste. i also add a pinch of paprika and cayenne pepper.
• 4 take the mash off the hob and set aside. when slightly cooled add 1 beaten egg to the mix. (this step shouldn't be skipped it really adds to the flavour!).
• 5 when everything has been combined together, place the mixture into a baking dish, and cover with the remaining cheese, add the tomato slices around the dish as you please.
• 6 (you could also top with cooked bacon to make a change when you cook the dish again!).
• 7 bake at 180 c / gas 4 in the centre of the oven until the cheese has melted and is starting to turn a nice golden brown around the edges.