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!
5,5373/5 for 3 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: March 13th 2019
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: 2,660 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 55 min. | 1 hour 15 min. | 2 hours 10 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 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.
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 |
| 82 Kcal or 343 Kj | 4 gr | 9 gr | 4 gr |
| 4 % | 1 % | 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 : 5.56 €
- Per person : 1.39 €
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Milk rolls, Caramelized pear custard tart, Hot chocolate, Celeriac and mushroom gratin, Creamy plum and pear clafoutis, ... All |
| Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sarladaise potatoes, Warm Leek and Potato Salad, Big knife-cut chips (French fries) , Avengers' potatoes, Endive and beer soup, ... All |
| Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Stuffed pumpkin gratin, Triple-Cheese Pumpkin Gratin, Potimarron and Parmesan tart, Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) purée, Potimarron braised in meat jus, ... All |
| Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Lemon and lime cakes, Risotto-style celeriac, Madras rice, Pan-fried scallops and chanterelles with Noilly Prat sauce, Croque-monsieur complet, ... All |
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