Bourguignon potatoes
Potatoes cooked "bourguignon" (or Burgundy) style is a delicious twist on a classic potato gratin.
The potatoes are cooked in milk, with added flavour from lardons and fried onions. A tasty topping of cream with Époisses cheese is poured over just before the dish goes in the oven.
The potatoes are cooked in milk, with added flavour from lardons and fried onions. A tasty topping of cream with Époisses cheese is poured over just before the dish goes in the oven.
29K 6 4.7
Last modified on: August 12th 2021
Keywords for this recipe:For 3 people, you will need:
- 1
500 g potatoes - 2
500 ml whole milk - 3
½ bayleaf - 4
2 leaves sage - 5
½ garlic clove - 6
1 onion - 7
100 g small pieces of bacon - 8
½ tablespoon oil - 9
125 ml liquid cream - 10
75 g Époisses - 11
25 g grated cheese - 12
salt - 13
pepper - Total weight: 1,463 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 34 min. | 1 hour 21 min. | 1 hour 55 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - 2 min.
Put in a large saucepan, add 500 ml whole milk, ½ bayleaf, 2 leaves sage and ½ garlic clove.
Salt and pepper.
Salt and pepper.
Stage 3 - 30 min.
Bring to a gentle boil and cook until the potatoes are soft.
Discard the herbs and garlic, then drain, keeping the milk for another savoury recipe (bechamel sauce for example).
Set aside the potatoes.
Discard the herbs and garlic, then drain, keeping the milk for another savoury recipe (bechamel sauce for example).
Set aside the potatoes.
Stage 5 - 8 min.
Heat ½ tablespoon oil in a frying pan on medium heat.
When good and hot, add 100 g small pieces of bacon.
Fry, stirring from time to time.
When good and hot, add 100 g small pieces of bacon.
Fry, stirring from time to time.
Stage 6 - 1 min.
Add the chopped onions...
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Stage 8 - 5 min.
Bring 125 ml liquid cream to the boil in a small pan on medium heat.
Stage 9 - 1 min.
Add 75 g Époisses cut into pieces.
Stage 10 - 5 min.
Stage 11 - 2 min.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Butter a gratin dish and arrange half the potatoes in an even layer.
Butter a gratin dish and arrange half the potatoes in an even layer.
Stage 12 - 2 min.
Add the bacon and onions.
Stage 13 - 2 min.
Top with the remaining potatoes.
Stage 14 - 2 min.
Pour the cream with Époisses over.
Stage 15 - 2 min.
Finish with 25 g grated cheese...
Stage 16 - 30 min.
...and brown in the oven for about 30 minutes.
Remarks
You can use another cheese of similar style (soft paste and full-flavoured) instead of the Époisses, but replacing it will lose the link to Burgundy.
A bouquet garni will do fine instead of the bayleaf and sage.
A bouquet garni will do fine instead of the bayleaf and sage.
Keeping
Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,127 Kcal or 8,905 Kj | 68 gr | 133 gr | 147 gr |
| 106 % | 26 % | 13 % | 22 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 145 Kcal or 607 Kj | 5 gr | 9 gr | 10 gr |
| 7 % | 2 % | 1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 709 Kcal or 2,968 Kj | 23 gr | 44 gr | 49 gr |
| 35 % | 9 % | 4 % | 7 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 3 people : 5.44 €
- Per person : 1.81 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Green bean purée, Baked potoatoes with herb butter or cream , Mini Mont d'Or fondue with "spuds in blankets", Big knife-cut chips (French fries) , Warm Leek and Potato Salad, ... All |
 | Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Polenta with beetroot tops, Rice pudding with fruit and nuts, Cheese Soufflé, Hearty potato and ham gratin, Cannelés, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Leek fondue, Quiche filling mixture, Cod loin with saffron, The total turnip, Chocolate mousse with hazelnuts, ... All |
 | Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rabbit with mustard, Chicken pie, How to cook bacon and remove excess fat, Aperitif rolls, Fougasse with bacon and Comté, ... All |
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