Smoky potato and potimarron gratin
This gratin has an unusual twist: it not only combines potatoes with potimarron, the potatoes are boiled in the water left after cooking a Morteau sausage, to give a lovely smoky flavour. Guaranteed to transport your tastebuds to eastern France!
32K 4 2.5
Last modified on: March 13th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
750 g potatoes - 2
750 g potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) - 3
1 litre whole milk - 4
30 g butter - 5
250 ml liquid cream - 6
100 g grated cheese - 7 30 g grated cheese (optional)
- Total weight: 2,630 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 55 min. | 1 hour 15 min. | 2 hours 10 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1
For this recipe, you will need the cooking water left after boiling a Morteau sausage (or other smoked sausage) for an earlier recipe.
If you don't have any, use chicken stock instead.
If you don't have any, use chicken stock instead.
Stage 2 - 15 min.
Stage 3 - 25 min.
Add enough smoky cooking water to cover and boil until barely tender.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Drain thoroughly.
Stage 5 - 15 min.
Prepare 750 g potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin), cut into small pieces and put in a large saucepan.
Stage 6 - 1 min.
Add milk to just cover.
Stage 7 - 20 min.
Cook until barely tender.
Stage 8 - 5 min.
Drain thoroughly.
Stage 9 - 2 min.
Stage 10 - 4 min.
Spread the potatoes and potimarron in the dish.
Stage 11 - 3 min.
Put 250 ml liquid cream, 100 g grated cheese, salt and pepper into a bowl and mix well.
Stage 12 - 5 min.
Pour this mixture over the vegetables and finish with a little grated cheese so that the top browns nicely.
Stage 13 - 30 min.
Bake for about 30 minutes. Take out of the oven as soon as the top is nicely browned.
Remarks
It you have just cooked the sausage that day, you can include some in your gratin for extra smoky flavour.
Keeping
Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,179 Kcal or 9,123 Kj | 103 gr | 231 gr | 93 gr |
| 109 % | 40 % | 22 % | 14 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 83 Kcal or 348 Kj | 4 gr | 9 gr | 4 gr |
| 4 % | 2 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 545 Kcal or 2,282 Kj | 26 gr | 58 gr | 23 gr |
| 27 % | 10 % | 5 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 5.26 €
- Per person : 1.32 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Parmesan cauliflower cheese, Cheese Soufflé, Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears, Potimarron and leek soup, Chantilly rice pudding, ... All |
 | Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Hotpot my grandmother's way , Pan-baked hash brown (Hash-brown casserole), Sarladaise potatoes, Hot box cheese , Potato and broccoli gratin, ... All |
 | Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mixed vegetable curry, Taos hotpot, Potimarron and leek soup, Potimarron braised in meat jus, Pumpkin and red-bean tortillas, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sausage mushroom and cheese crumble, Cockles and cabbage with smoky cream sauce, Pistachio tiramisu, Artichoke hearts forestier , Smoked eggs, ... All |
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