Skillet-cooked Potatoes And Cheese

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs red potatoes or 2 lbs other waxy potatoes
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 3 slices smoked bacon, cut into 1/2-inch slices
• kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 8 ounces grated cantal cheese or 8 ounces gruyere cheese
• 8 ounces farmers' cheese (such as friendship brand)
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped chives

Recipe

• 1 using a mandoline, cut potatoes into 1/16"-thick slices. (or slice them the thickness of a nickel).
• 2 place potatoes in a bowl of cold water; set aside.
• 3 heat oil in a 12" cast-iron or nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• 4 add bacon and cook, stirring, until its fat has rendered, about 6 minutes.
• 5 drain potatoes in a colander; add to the skillet; season with salt and black pepper to taste.
• 6 cover the skillet and cook, stirring occasionally and crushing potatoes into small chunks with a wooden spoon, until potatoes are tender, 20–25 minutes.
• 7 add cheeses, and garlic to skillet; stir to combine.
• 8 reduce heat to medium-low; cover.
• 9 cook, scraping bottom of skillet with a wooden spoon, until cheese is melted and the potatoes are mashed, about 5 minutes.
• 10 stir vigorously and season with salt to taste.
• 11 sprinkle with chives and pepper to taste.