Cheesebake (Updated)

Introduction

When I first set up this blog, for the purpose of simply recording recipes when I could access them, one of the first I wrote was a Cheesebake. It was very simple, no pictures. More of a reminder to be honest.

Recently, we had a massive pile of spuds and a lot of cheese. This usually means a cheesebake. I also saw it as a good opportunity to put a full recipe with pictures on.

Just as a bit of background, I'm sure I've been told somewhere along the line that this is an old family recipe. I bet there are loads of similar variations but what is true is that I have had this for tea for as long as I can remember. It definitely feels like an old family recipe, one I hope my cheese and potato hating daughter will learn to love...

Ingredients

Potatoes – Enough to fill the tin you are using. I always use too many but as a good rule I would use 3 to 4 spuds per person. This gave us two meals for two adults and a greedy little boy

Grated Cheese – whatever type you like. I was lazy and used a whole 250g bag of ready grated mature chedder

Bacon – about 2 pieces per person

1 Onion

2 tins chopped tomatoes

Method

1. Peel and wash the taters. Slice into about 1cm thick slices. Cover with salty water and bring to the boil.
   
2. Meanwhile, slice and dice the onion and bacon. Fry gently in a little olive oil and a spoonful of butter until the onion is clear and the bacon is cooked.

5. The potatoes should be cooked until they are soft; about mashing consistency but not quite ready to disintegrate. Drain and allow to cool slightly so you can handle the pieces
6. Mix the tomatoes in the bacon/onion mix. There is no need to keep the heat on
7. Preheat your oven to about 200°C and oil up an oven dish.
8. Now, layer the bottom with potatoes. Use the different sizes to fill as many gaps as possible. You should use about half of the spuds.
   
   
   
9. Put about half of the bacony-tomato mix as the next layer. Try to spread it evenly
10. The third layer should be grated cheese
11. Repeat with another layer of spuds, tomato and cheese
    
12. Bake in the oven for about 20 mins or until the top cheese layer goes crispy
13. Serve with lashings of Brown Sauce

Enjoy :-)