Potato and cheese casserole

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 1 kg potatoes
• 2 onions
• 175 g bacon cubes
• 30 g butter
• 175 ml apple juice
• 150 g crème fraîche
• 350 g soft cheese (Reblochon)
• 1 bunch of chives
• salt and pepper

Instructions

Working time approx. 35 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 35 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 10 minutes

Peel the potatoes, slice them, and cook in boiling salted water for about 10 minutes. Peel and dice the onions. Preheat the oven to 180°C fan/convection oven. Melt the butter in a large pan and fry the onions and bacon. Add the potato slices and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add the apple juice and season with salt and pepper. Simmer until the apple juice has reduced by half. Then fold in the crème fraîche and mix. Transfer everything to a baking dish. Slice the Reblochon and arrange it over the potatoes. Bake the casserole in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. In the meantime, chop the chives. Sprinkle the gratin with the chives before serving. For 4 servings, each serving has 850 kcal.