Cod, Leek & Potato Gratin

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• butter, for baking dish
• 1 1/2 lbs potatoes, peeled
• 2 leeks, and pale green parts, halved
• 1 lb cod fish fillets or 1 lb haddock fillet, thickly sliced on the diagonal
• salt
• pepper
• 1 cup heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375°.
• 2 butter a 13-inch oval gratin pan or 4 deep, individual-sized baking dishes.
• 3 cut the potatoes crosswise into thin, uniform slices.
• 4 cut the leeks crosswise into slices about twice as thick as the potatoes.
• 5 season the fish lightly with salt and pepper.
• 6 arrange half of the potato slices in the prepared dish, overlapping them to cover the bottom.
• 7 season lightly with salt and pepper.
• 8 scatter half of the leeks over the potatoes, then arrange the fish slices over the leeks in a single layer, overlapping the slices as necessary.
• 9 top with the remaining leeks, then with the remaining potatoes.
• 10 season with salt and pepper.
• 11 pour the cream evenly over the layers; bake for 40 minutes.
• 12 remove from the oven and spoon some of the cooking liquid over the top of the gratin to moisten the potatoes and help them brown.
• 13 continue to bake until the top layer of potatoes is tender when pierced with a sharp knife, about 20 minutes.
• 14 let stand for 10-15 minutes and serve.