Recipe for La Bombine

Ingredients of the Bombine:

1kg of potatoes
100g of bacon
1 or 2 onions
1 bay leaf
1 sprig of thyme
salt, pepper

Preparation of the Bombine:

Peel and wash the potatoes.
Cut them into slices.
In a casserole, brown the bacon and the chopped onion.
Add the potatoes, salt and pepper.
Cover with water until the potatoes are halfway up, add the bay leaf and the sprig of thyme.
Leave to simmer over a low heat, covered, for 30 minutes
This Ardèche dish can also be prepared by adding black olives or, better still, dried porcini mushrooms to the casserole.