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Gratin Parmentier

Here, a potato gratin meets hachis Parmentier (minced beef topped with mashed potato): 2 layers of potato around a layer of pre-cooked minced meat.

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Last modified on: May 1^st 2019

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For 6 people, you will need:

1 1 onion
2 2 spring onions (scallions)
3 4 tablespoons olive oil
4 500 g minced beef
5 500 g cooked potatoes
6 4 tablespoons oil
7 30 g butter
8 100 g grated cheese
9 salt
10 pepper
Total weight: 1,625 grams

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
26 min.	56 min.	1 hour 22 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Prepare and finely slice 1 onion and 2 spring onions (scallions).

You can also chop the larger onion.

Stage 2 - 1 min.

Pour 4 tablespoons olive oil into a large pan on high heat. When really hot, add the onions.

Salt, pepper and cook for 1 minute without colouring, stirring frequently.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Add 500 g minced beef, mix well...

Stage 4 - 15 min.

... and cook the meat fully.

Check the seasoning then set aside.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Slice 500 g cooked potatoeses.

Stage 6 - 20 min.

Pour 4 tablespoons oil into a large pan on high heat. When really hot, brown the potato slices on both sides.

Do this in batches if necessary.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Butter a gratin dish and arrange half the potatoes in a layer in the bottom.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Add the meat.

Stage 9 - 2 min.

Then add the remaining potatoes.

Stage 10 - 3 min.

Top with 100 g grated cheese and bake...

Stage 11 - 20 min.

...for about 20 minutes, finishing under the grill, if necessary, to brown the top nicely.

Remarks

It is not essential to fry the potatoes if they are already cooked, but this does give a much better flavour.

You do not need to use beef, so use whatever meat you prefer or have to hand.

Keeping

Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
3,447 Kcal or 14,432 Kj	124 gr	136 gr	271 gr
128 %	35 %	9 %	30 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
212 Kcal or 888 Kj	8 gr	8 gr	17 gr
8 %	2 %	1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
575 Kcal or 2,407 Kj	21 gr	23 gr	45 gr
21 %	6 %	2 %	5 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2700 k-calories or 11300 k-joules by day for a man (change to a woman).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 6 people : 6.57 €
Per person : 1.10 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked potatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , Warm salad of potatoes and purple artichokes, Polish-style beetroot salad, Potato galette, Baked Camembert with Walnuts, ... All
	Minced beef: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chicano burger, Gisèle's Pasties, Moussaka, Bolognaise lasagne, Polenta parmentier, ... All
	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Stuffed mushrooms au gratin, Potato and two ham gratin, Avengers' potatoes, Thin spinach and potato tart, Aperitif rolls, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: The total turnip, Cramique, Boulangère potatoes, Diplomat cream, Citrus tart, ... All

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