Gratin Dauphinois

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 6 people, you will need:

• 1 1 kg potatoes
• 2 300 ml whole milk
• 3 300 ml cream
• 4 ½ garlic clove
• 5 1 pinch grated nutmeg
• 6 a little butter
• 7 salt
• 8 pepper
• Total weight: 1,605 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
25 min.	40 min.	1 hour 3 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Peel and wash 1 kg potatoes, slice and don't wash again because the starch on cut potatoes is important for a smooth texture. Salt and pepper, and mix with your hand.
2	Put potatoes in a pan, add 300 ml whole milk and bring to boil. As soon as it boils, turn down heat and cook for 10 minutes.r
3	Add 300 ml cream, 1 pinch grated nutmeg and chopped ½ garlic clove.
4	Continue cooking on low heat for 20 minutes, stiring from time to time to prevent potatoes from sticking on bottom of pan. Preheat oven to 356°F (180°C).
5	Drain potatoes, and keep cooking cream. Divide potatoes between ramekins, distribute cooking cream on top, and add some small pieces of butter.
6	Put ramekins in a big dish or tin, filled to half the height with hot water, and cook in the oven for about 10 minutes.
7	You can finish with a short time under the grill to brown the top.

Remarks

Gratin dauphinois is excellent with a red meat. It's also an excellent family Sunday evening recipe.

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