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Boulangère potatoes

This great classic of French home cooking consists of sliced potatoes with slivers of bacon between, on a bed of onion fondue, moistened with poultry (or beef) stock and baked in the oven.

It takes a fairly long time, but is so good, and reheats very well.

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Last modified on: April 5^th 2020

For 6 people, you will need:

0 300 g belly (streaky) bacon
1 1 kg 200 g potatoes
2 500 g Onion fondue
3 350 ml chicken stock
4 50 g butter
5 salt
6 pepper
Total weight: 2,400 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
29 min.	1 hour 7 min.	1 hour 36 min.

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Keeping:

Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 8 min.

Cut 300 g belly (streaky) bacon into strips about 1.5 inches (3 cm) long.

Stage 2 - 12 min.

Lightly brown the bacon on both sides in a frying pan on high heat, without any added fat. Do this in batches if necessary.

Set aside.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Peel and slice 1 kg 200 g potatoes (not too thinly), then rinse...

Stage 4 - 2 min.

...and dry them.

Stage 5 - 15 min.

Using the same pan as for the bacon, without cleaning it, add a little oil and fry the potato slices on both sides (in batches if necessary).

When lightly browned, salt and set aside.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Butter a gratin dish and spread 500 g Onion fondue in the bottom.

Stage 7 - 10 min.

Stand the potato slices vertically, tightly packed with the bacon pieces between.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Salt lightly and pepper generously. Pour in 350 ml chicken stock to 3/4 the depth of the dish. Top with 50 g butter in slivers.

Stage 9 - 40 min.

Bake for about 30 to 40 minutes.

Remarks

The name "boulangère" (feminine form of French for baker) dates back to the late 19th or early 20th century. During this period, the village baker, once the loaves were baked, would cook dishes left by local women on their way to mass or work in the fields. This was a good way to use the residual heat in the oven. Sadly, those times are no more.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
3,208 Kcal or 13,431 Kj	58 gr	270 gr	256 gr
160 %	22 %	25 %	39 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
134 Kcal or 561 Kj	2 gr	11 gr	11 gr
7 %	1 %	1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
535 Kcal or 2,240 Kj	10 gr	45 gr	43 gr
27 %	4 %	4 %	6 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 6 people : 4.63 €
Per person : 0.77 €

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Source

Based on a recipe from the Ferrandi school.

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mushroom velouté, Potato wallets, Super-green, super-thrifty soup, Cauliflower "moelleux" in ramekins, Morteau sausage, ... All
	Onion fondue: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Montlebon toast, Eggs meurette, Rosemary steamed fish, Eggs in tomato shells, Stuffed Mushrooms, ... All
	Chicken stock: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Mussels with arroz negro, Risotto-style celeriac, Turmeric risotto, Hearty leek and sprout soup, ... All
	Belly (streaky) bacon: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Roast beef "like they do it in Santa Fe", Sunday night pasta, Sausagemeat, Eggs Arsène, Confit of carrots with bacon, ... All

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So kind of you, thank's back.
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Love your recipes and the easy way you describe the steps required. Thank you.
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