Potatoes with bacon and herbs
The potatoes in this recipe are rolled in a slice of lightly cooked bacon with sage and bay leaves slipped in between.
They are then baked in the oven.
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Last modified on: November 14th 2018
For 4 people, you will need:
10 
2 tablespoons 
How long does it take?
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 25 min. | 35 min. | 1 hour |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1
10 min.
Finely slice 200 g belly (streaky) bacon (if not already sliced) and lay out flat on a sheet of cooking parchment. Cook in the oven at 360°F (180°C) for 10 minutes.This is just to lightly pre-cook the bacon, rather than cook it completely.
Leave the oven on after this.
Stage 2
10 min.
Peel 500 g cooked potatoes. You should have the same number of potatoes as bacon slices.Stage 3
5 min.
Cut a small slice off one end of each potato so that they will stand upright in the dish.Stage 4
Butter a gratin dish.Put a sage leaf and half a bayleaf on each potato, roll up in a slice of bacon and stand in the dish.
Stage 5
10 min.
Prepare all the potatoes like this, packing them tight together. Drizzle a little olive oil over.Stage 6
25 min. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.Remarks
If possible, use herb olive oil, rather than ordinary, to drizzle over the potatoes before they go in the oven.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
For 4 people : 9.68 €
Per person : 2.42 €
Source: Home made.
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This recipe use (among others) | Cooked potato: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Gratin of Endives with Mont d'Or, Creamy spinach and potato gratin, Gratin du Nord, Eggs Comtoise, Salmon marinated like herring, ... All |
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 | Sage: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pan-fried chicken breast on mozzarella, Duo of slow-cooked pork, Two-stage beef chuck , Herb salad, Saltimbocca, ... All |
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