Potato Gratin With Leeks And Cheese
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375. Clean and chop leeks. In a medium frying pan over medium heat, melt 2 Tbsp. butter. Add leeks and cook, stirring frequently, until tender, about 3 minutes. Set aside.
Rub 2-qt. baking dish or gratin pan with remaining butter. Set aside
Peel potatoes and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Cover bottom of dish with 1/4 of potato slices. Spread 1/2 of cooked leeks on potatoes and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Layer another 1/4 of potato. Sprinkle with 1/2 of the cheese. Repeat potato, leek, potato, cheese layers, sprinkling with salt and pepper at each layer.
Cover dish and bake 20 minutes. Uncover and continue baking until tender when pierced with a fork and brown on top, about 25 minutes (depending on how fresh the potatoes are cooking time may take as long as 90 minutes--cover dish if potatoes and cheese become too brown). Serve hot.
