Jerusalem artichoke gratin

Vegetarian Recipe

Serves 4

Ingredients

25g/1 oz butter (plus extra for greasing)
2 onions, finely sliced
1 kg/2 ¼ lb. Jerusalem artichokes, peeled
1 tsp. freshly grated horse radish or ½ tsp. horse radish sauce
300ml/ ½ pt. Double cream
Black pepper and sea salt

Method

• Preheat the oven to 160C/325F/Gas 3.
• Grease an ovenproof dish with a little butter.
• Melt the rest of the butter and cook the onions very gently with some salt and pepper until quite soft. This will take about 8-10 minutes.
• Slice the artichokes into 5mm/¼ inch slices. Put a layer of sliced artichokes in the dish and then sprinkle some cooked onion over it. Continue layering in this way until all the vegetables have been used up.
• Mix the cream with the horseradish and pour over the top.
• Bake for 40 minutes or until the artichokes are tender the whole way through when tested with a knife.
• (Non-vegetarian) Serve hot with beef or game.