Thursday, 11 October 2012

Blue cheese hotpot

Ingredients:
  • 2 carrots, sliced
  • 1 turnip, diced
  • 2 celery sticks, sliced
  • 8 small leeks, quartered
  • 25g/1oz low-fat spread
  • 25g/1oz plain flour
  • 450ml/3⁄4pt vegetable stock
  • 1 teaspoon yeast extract
  • 425g/15oz canned cooked haricot
  • beans, drained
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh
  • flat-leaf parsley
  • 450g/1lb potatoes, thinly sliced
  • 50g/2oz blue cheese, crumbled
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper


• Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas mark 4.

• SautĂ© the carrots, turnip, celery and leeks in the low-fat spread in aflameproof casserole dish for 3 minutes, stirring. Stir in the flour.

• Remove from the heat and gradually blend in the stock and yeastextract. Return to the heat, bring to the boil and cook for 2 minutes,stirring. Stir in the beans and parsley, and season with salt and pepper.Arrange the potatoes in a layer over the top, overlapping them slightly.

• Cover with a lid and bake in the oven for 1 hour. Remove the lid,sprinkle with the cheese and continue cooking, uncovered, for a further30 minutes. Serve straight from the pot.

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