The Sunday Telegraph - 01.09.2019

50

Fennel,

potato and

pancetta

gratins

Serves 4

Preptime: 10 minutes

Cookingtime: 55 minutes

Ingredients

1tbsp oliveoil

200g smoked

pancetta,diced

2tsp fennelseeds

300ml double cream

150ml whole milk

Butter,for greasing

900g waxypotatoes,peeled

and sliced very thinly on

amandoline

2fennel bulbs,sliced very

thinly onamandoline

80g Gruyèrecheese, grated

AH, POTATOES, thetruegoldof

thenew world. Their inherent

brilliantness makesyou wonder

whythe conquistadors both-

ered about other,shinierstuff.

So wonderful arethey,that you

can findpotato in food cultures

theworld over, and giventhese

internationalmakeovers, the

humble spudcan be alot fancier

thanyoumightthink.

One potatois certainly not the

same asthenext: they al lhave

their owncharacter–pick the

right one forthejob andyou can’t

go toofar wrong. Look for floury

ones (MarisPiper ,for example)

formashing androasting,when

light and fluffyis theaim; when

youneed them to holdtheir own

abit more (say,inastew),gofor a

waxy variety,such as Charlotte.

And neveroverlookthe sweet

potatoasyetanotheroption.

Super spuds don’t always

have to be thesupporting artist

–theycanbethestartoo.

‘PoshPotatoes’,byRebeccaWoods

isoutnow(Quadrille,£12.99).

Buynowfor £10.99 atbooks.

telegraph.co.uk or call

0844- 8711514

Forget summer salads–from

waffles to wedges and roastto

rösti, there is novegetable more

versatile (and soul-satisfying)than

the potato. By Rebecca Woods

Bring on the

comfortfood

‘The humble spud

can bealot fancier

than youthink’

Keytodietary information

VG VeganVV egetarian DFDairy-free GF Gluten-free

Food

GF

Photography

FAITH MASON

Use

the very

best pancetta

youcan find–froma

good deli, ifyou

canstretch

to it

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