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Name: Gratin du Nord
Prep time: 37 min
Cook time: 56 min
Total time: 1 h 33 min
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: french
Ingredients: 2 leeks; 1 onion; 700 g endives (head of chicory); 2 tablespoons oil; 200 g small pieces of bacon; 150 ml beer; 800 g cooked potato; 400 g Maroilles cheese; salt; pepper

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Gratin du Nord

This gratin combines the flavours that are so characteristic of France's northern region: endives (chicory), beer and Maroilles cheese.

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Last modified on: January 21^th 2018

For 6 people, you will need:

1 : 2 leeks
2 : 1 onion
3 : 700 g endives (head of chicory)
4 : 2 tablespoons oil
5 : 200 g small pieces of bacon
6 : 150 ml beer
7 : 800 g cooked potato
8 : 400 g Maroilles cheese
9 : salt
10 : pepper
Total weight: 2,845 grams

Change for: 2 people 3 people 6 people 12 people 18 people

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How long does it take?

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
37 min.	56 min.	1 hour 33 min.

Preservation: Several days in the fridge, with the dish covered with plastic film.

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Step by step recipe

1	Prepare 2 leeks, then set aside.	10 min.
2	Prepare 1 onion. Set aside.	5 min.
3	Prepare and chop 700 g endives (head of chicory). Set aside.	10 min.
4	Pour 2 tablespoons oil into a large non-stick frying pan on high heat. When really hot, add 200 g small pieces of bacon. Fry for 3 or 4 minutes, then set aside, leaving the bacon fat in the pan.	4 min.
5	Cook the chopped onion in the bacon fat for 1 or 2 minutes without colouring.	2 min.
6	Add the leeks and endives and mix well.	1 min.
7	Add the bacon and 150 ml beer, then leave to reduce gently on low heat.	10 min.
8	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 800 g cooked potato).	3 min.
9	Spread the leek and endive mixture over the top.	2 min.
10	Add the remaining potato slices in a second layer.	3 min.
11	Top with the sliced 400 g Maroilles cheese.	3 min.
12	Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until the Maroilles is melted and beginning to brown.	40 min.

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.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Calories	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
4208	149 gr	249 gr	291 gr
210 %	57 %	23 %	44 %

Per 100 g
Calories	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
148	5 gr	9 gr	10 gr
7 %	2 %	1 %	2 %

Per person
Calories	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
701	24 gr	41 gr	48 gr
35 %	10 %	4 %	7 %

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

How much will it cost?

For 6 people : 10.95 €
Per person : 1.83 €

Note : These prices are only approximate.

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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?

Source: Home made.

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