Name: Pan haggerty
Prep time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 56
Ingredients: 4 large potatoes, Baking, King Edwards or Maris Piper; 2 large onions; 250 g mature cheddar cheese; Salt and Pepper; Peel and slice all potatoes thinly; Slice onions; Grate half the cheese and chop remainder; Put a thin layer or oil on the bottom of pan and place a layer of potatoes, ensure base is covered even if potatoes overlap. Use half your potatoes. Season liberally with salt & pepper; Add all the onions and top with the chopped cheese; Add remainder potatoes, season well; Put a lid or cover with foil and cook over very low heat for 1 hr or until potatoes are cooked. A knife should go through very smoothly.; Top with grated cheese and brown under grill Enjoy!

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If you make this you are in for a treat!
I first came across this recipe when I was 11 😅 during the weekly cooking class in high school. There was a dairy cookbook for sale and it was my first cookbook I ever owned. It had a huge number of recipes, mainly French in nature and over the years I made several dishes with Pan Haggerty and creme brûlée being the ones I still make to this day. The book is now certainly worse for wear but still remains in my collection of books.
This is a very modest dish, a layered concoction of meltingly soft potatoes and onions, with umami cheesy flavour coming from the cheese.
The browned top and caramelised potatoes on the bottom of the pan are the best parts of this dish and often fought over 😂

I like to serve this with baked beans, comfort food at its best!
It’s remained a firm family fave over the years. Do give it a go!

Yields56 Servings

Prep Time1 hrCook Time0 minTotal Time1 hr

4 large potatoes, Baking, King Edwards or Maris Piper

2 large onions

250 g mature cheddar cheese

Salt and Pepper

Peel and slice all potatoes thinly

Slice onions

Grate half the cheese and chop remainder

Put a thin layer or oil on the bottom of pan and place a layer of potatoes, ensure base is covered even if potatoes overlap. Use half your potatoes. Season liberally with salt & pepper

Add all the onions and top with the chopped cheese

Add remainder potatoes, season well

Put a lid or cover with foil and cook over very low heat for 1 hr or until potatoes are cooked. A knife should go through very smoothly.

Top with grated cheese and brown under grill Enjoy!

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