Potatoes with Bacon and Onions

By csch1960

Sidedish

Ingredients

• 3 slices of thick-cut bacon, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 large onion, halved and thinly sliced
• 1 1/4 tea salt
• 2 tea chopped fresh thyme
• 1/2 tea pepper
• 1 1/4 cups no-salt chicken broth
• 1 1/4 cups no salt beef broth
• 3 pounds Yukon gold potatoes, peeled
• 2 tlbs unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces

Preparation

Step 1

ADJUST oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 425*
GREASE a 13x9 inch baking dish
COOK bacon until crisp in a pot. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels. Remove all but 1 tablespoon of fat from pot.
SAUTE onions in fat on medium heat, adding salt, until golden brown (if pot becomes too dark, add 1 tablespoon of water
COMBINE cooked onions, bacon, thyme, pepper and remaining salt in a bowl
ADD broth to empty pot and bring to simmer over medium heat. Scrape up brown bits on bottom of pan
SLICE potatoes 1/8 thick using a mandolin (if possible) Add to bacon mixture and toss
POUR potatoes into baking dish and press down to compact. Pour hot broth over top and dot with butter.
BAKE, uncovered 45 minutes or until potatoes are golden brown on the edges and most of the liquid is absorbed