Gratin du Nord
This gratin combines the flavours that are so characteristic of France's northern region: endives (chicory), beer and Maroilles cheese.
69K 14 4.3
Last modified on: January 21th 2018
Keywords for this recipe:
4 
2 
1 kg 400 g endives (head of chicory)
4 tablespoons 
400 g 
300 g beer
1 kg 600 g cooked potatoes
800 g Maroilles cheese
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 37 min. | 56 min. | 1 hour 33 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 3 - 10 min.
Stage 4 - 4 min.
Pour 4 tablespoons oil into a large non-stick frying pan on high heat. When really hot, add 400 g small pieces of bacon.
Fry for 3 or 4 minutes, then set aside, leaving the bacon fat in the pan.
Fry for 3 or 4 minutes, then set aside, leaving the bacon fat in the pan.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Cook the chopped onion in the bacon fat for 1 or 2 minutes without colouring.
Stage 6 - 1 min.
Add the leeks and endives and mix well.
Stage 7 - 10 min.
Add the bacon and 300 g beer, then leave to reduce gently on low heat.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).
Butter a gratin dish and arrange a first layer of potato slices in the bottom (half the 1 kg 600 g cooked potatoes).
Butter a gratin dish and arrange a first layer of potato slices in the bottom (half the 1 kg 600 g cooked potatoes).
Stage 9 - 2 min.
Spread the leek and endive mixture over the top.
Stage 10 - 3 min.
Add the remaining potato slices in a second layer.
Stage 11 - 3 min.
Top with the sliced 800 g Maroilles cheese.
Stage 12 - 40 min.
Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until the Maroilles is melted and beginning to brown.
Remarks
This recipe has only vague proportions, so do feel free to adapt it to your own taste, with a little more or a little less of the various ingredients.
And to drink?
The perfect match: beer, of course, from northern France if possible. Why not the same beer as you have used in the recipe?
Keeping
Several days in the fridge, with the dish covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 8,417 Kcal or 35,240 Kj | 298 gr | 498 gr | 582 gr |
| 312 % | 85 % | 35 % | 65 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 148 Kcal or 620 Kj | 5 gr | 9 gr | 10 gr |
| 5 % | 1 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 701 Kcal or 2,935 Kj | 25 gr | 41 gr | 48 gr |
| 26 % | 7 % | 3 % | 5 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 23.77 $
- Per person : 1.98 $
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)
 | Cooked potatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Frichti from Bruxelles, Winemaker's toast, Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , Creamy spinach and potato gratin, Warm salad of potatoes and purple artichokes, ... All |
 | Endives (head of chicory): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Endive gratin with cancoillotte, Endive and walnut salad, Ham and endives au gratin, Flamiche, How to prepare endives , ... All |
 | Maroilles cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Ch'ti mussel tarts, Maroilles cheese quiche, ... All |
 | Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Lumberjack turnovers, Bistro-style cabbage salad, Artichoke hearts forestier , Vol-au-vent, Dipping bread with cheese, ... All |
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