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 21th 2018
For 6 people, you will need:
2 
1 
2 tablespoons 
150 ml beer
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, with the dish covered with plastic film.
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 37 min. | 56 min. | 1 hour 33 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Step by step recipe
Stage 3 - 10 min.
Stage 4 - 4 min.
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.
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 150 ml 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 800 g cooked potato).
Butter a gratin dish and arrange a first layer of potato slices in the bottom (half the 800 g cooked potato).
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 400 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.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 10.95 €
- Per person : 1.83 €
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.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Cooked potato: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Warm salad of potatoes and purple artichokes, Baked salmon fillet, Potato galette, Warm scallop and cabbage salad, Pollack Parmentier, ... All |
 | Endives (head of chicory): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Endive and cheese salad with croutons, Endive and walnut salad, Thin endive tart, Endives "bonne femme", Comtoise endive salad, ... All |
 | Maroilles cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Maroilles cheese quiche, ... All |
 | Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: French-style peas, Crispy spinach rolls, Rabbit with mustard, Alsatian-style salad, Vol-au-vent, ... All |
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