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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

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 potato
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.

Keeping:

Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

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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 potatoes.

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.

Nutritional information

% 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 : 16.71 €
Per person : 2.79 €

Note : These prices are only approximate

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Source

Home made.

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	Cooked potato: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Creamy spinach and potato gratin, Baker's chicken and potato tart, Deep leek and potato quiche, Röstis, Pollack Parmentier, ... All
	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Ham pasta bake, Salmon and Spinach Gratin, Croque-monsieur, Gratin slices with spinach, Endives , ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: French toast "cordon bleu", Hazelnut and orange cake, Montbenoit's canapés, Quick Strawberry Millefeuille, Chaud-froid of grapefruit, pineapple and lime custard , ... All

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