Tomato Gratin - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb large tomatoes
salt & freshly ground black pepper
1 pinch sugar
3 tablespoons heavy cream
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leave
1 pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
2 -3 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated (or other hard sharp cheese)

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 200C/400\u00b0F Slice the tomatoes and closely pack together in a single layer in an ovenproof dish. Season with salt, pepper and a pinch of sugar.
Stir together the cream, garlic, thyme and cayenne, if using, add salt and pepper if you like, then trickle over the tomatoes.
Scatter over the cheese, then bake for 30 minutes until golden and bubbling.