Cheese And Bacon Potato Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon butter, clarified
• 6 ounces thick slab bacon, rind removed, fat trimmed, and thinly sliced
• 2 1/2 lbs baking potatoes, such as idaho russets
• 1 1/4 cups gruyere cheese, freshly grated
• fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• 2 butter the bottom and sides of a 9" round baking pan.
• 3 arrange the bacon slices, spiral fashion, on the bottom and sides of the pan.
• 4 allow the bacon to drape over the edge and set aside.
• 5 peel the potatoes, rinse under cold running water, and pay dry.
• 6 slice into thin rounds, rinse again, and dry thoroughly in a thick towel.
• 7 arrange one third of the potato slices on top of the bacon, and sprinkle with one third of the cheese.
• 8 repeat, creating two additional layers of potatoes and cheese.
• 9 fold the overhanging bacon onto the potatoes.
• 10 bake, uncovered, until the potatoes offer no resistance when pierced with a knife, 40-50 minutes.
• 11 remove the pan from the oven and transfer it to a rack.
• 12 let it rest, for 15 minutes, so the potatoes will unmold easily.
• 13 unmold the potatoes onto a warmed serving platter, season generously with freshly ground black pepper, and serve, cutting into wedges.