gratin dauphinois

Potato Gratin

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Something different for today’s post. A side dish. This dish is a inspired by a recipe from a French cookbook that my high school French teacher gave me a few years ago. I absolutely love it! I am all about making food healthy and delicious and this modified version/healthier version of the much loved potato gratin (aka gratin dauphinois) is a simple and delicious side dish that can accompany anything from grilled chicken and veges to steak. It’s a perfect substitute for bakes potatoes whilst still being (somewhat) healthy. It’s a win win situation. This recipe serves 3-4.

Ingredients

  • 4 large potatoes
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1/2 cup strong hard cheese (cheddar, gruyère)
  • 1/2 cup thick cream (or single cream)
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons of all purpose flour (optional)
  • a small amount of butter (thumb sized)
  • salt
  • pepper
  • oven proof dish

Method

  • preheat the oven to 170 Celsius.
  • peel the potatoes if you wish, but honestly I prefer to skip this step. If you don’t want to peel the potatoes make sure you wash them very well.
  • thinly slice all your potatoes
  • mix together the cream, milk, minced garlic and a pinch of salt and pepper to taste. If you want to use less cream and more milk then you’ll need to adapt this mixture. Follow the next step.
  • for those who don’t want to add the cream, don’t worry you can always change it up. Melt a little butter on low heat and stir in the flour. Mix together the milk, minced garlic, salt and pepper and then slowly add to the melted butter and flour mixture, stirring it in to prevent any clumps. once the mixture in fully incorporated you can turn the heat off and move to the next step.
  • layer the sliced potatoes with a sprinkle of cheese in between (optional). When the potatoes have been layered to fill the dish, pour over the cream mixture (or substitute).
  • sprinkle with cheese and put into the oven for about 50 minutes. If the cheese has started get a little too brown you can always cover the dish with some foil for the remainder of the time.
  • serve with the rest of your meal

Potato Gratin

Enjoy

xx