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TOP TIP
This hearty dish can work as a
Donegal is as side too but is best served as a
stunning in the winter lunch with a fresh green salad.
as the summer
You won’t need big portions
with these big avours.

Tartifl ette with
Durrus cheese

SERVES 6

If you’re looking for a winter warmer
dish, you’ve found it here. It’s best to
use Rooster potatoes in this dish or
baby potatoes with their skins on.

1kg Rooster potatoes, peeled and left
whole
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
200g smoked bacon, diced
1 garlic clove, chopped
200ml dry white wine
2 tablespoons thyme leaves
salt and pepper
300g Durrus cheese, sliced and rind
removed

Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4.
Put the potatoes in a pot of boiling
salted water for 20 minutes, until
tender. Strain into a colander and
leave to cool. Once cooled, dice into
2cm cubes and set aside.
Heat the oil in a frying pan set over
a medium heat. Add the onion and
sauté for 10 to 15 minutes, until
golden brown and beginning to
caramelise. Add the bacon and cook Durrus cheese
for a further 4 minutes, then add the For nearly 40 years, Jeffa Gill
garlic and cook for 2 more minutes. has been hand making Durrus
Add the diced potatoes, wine and cheese on her farm in West Cork.
thyme, season with salt and pepper By using traditional techniques
and cook on a low heat for 10 and sticking to the principles she
minutes. founded the company on, sustainability, quality
Pour half of the potato mixture into and enjoyment of the work, Jeffa has created an
an ovenproof dish, then spread half artisan cheese of the highest quality. Together
the Durrus cheese on top. Cover with
the Durrus cheese on top. Cover with with her daughter Sarah Hennessy, Ann McGrath
the remaining potato mixture and top
the remaining potato mixture and top and the rest of her team, Durrus cheese continues
with the remaining Durrus cheese. to win national and international prizes.
Bake in the oven for 20 minutes,
until the top is golden brown and
bubbling.

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