Potato And Leek Al Forno

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 400 g leeks, trimmed,halved and sliced
• 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon chopped thyme
• 1 kg potato
• 350 g mascarpone cheese
• 250 ml vegetable stock

Recipe

• 1 thinly slice the potatoes with a mandolin or very sharp knife (they must be thin or they will not cook through evenly).
• 2 preheat the oven to 180oc (350of).
• 3 heat the butter or oil in a saucepan and cook the leeks over a low heat for about 10 minutes, or until soft.
• 4 season with salt and pepper.
• 5 add the garlic and herbs and cook for a couple of minutes.
• 6 grease a shallow, 3 litre (12 cup) capacity gratin dish with butter or oil.
• 7 arrange a layer of potatoes in the base of the dish and season with salt and pepper.
• 8 scatter with one-third of the leeks and a few dollops of mascarpone.
• 9 continue in the same way to make two more layers, finishing with a layer of potatoes, then top with mascarpone.
• 10 pour the stock over the top and cover with foil.
• 11 bake in the oven for about 1 hour, removing the foil for the last 15 minutes to brown the top.