Potatoes Stuffed with Onions and Cheese

Preparation time: 20 Minutes

Cooking time: 50 minutes

Servings: for 4 people  

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 100 g smoked bacon strips
• 8 medium potatoes
• 2 onions
• 150 grams of cheddar cheese
• 40 grams butter
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 5 cl of olive oil
• salt, pepper

Preparations:

1. Cook the potatoes, with their skins on, for 30 minutes in salted boiling water. Drain them and refresh them under cold water.
2. Peel and finely chop the onions. Melt them over low heat, without colouring, with a little butter, for 5 minutes. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
3. Slightly cut off the tops of the potatoes, hollow them out delicately with a spoon. Mash the collected flesh with a fork in a salad bowl. Add the bacon bits, 4 small cheeses cut into pieces, the onions, the fresh cream. a little salt and pepper.
4.  Fill the potatoes with this mixture. Cut the remaining cheeses in half, lay them on the potatoes. Place these in a baking dish.
5. Sprinkle the potatoes with a drizzle of olive oil, put in the oven and let brown for 15 minutes. Serve hot.