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Boulangère potatoes

This great classic of French home cooking consists of sliced potatoes with slivers of bacon between, on a bed of onion fondue, moistened with poultry (or beef) stock and baked in the oven.

It takes a fairly long time, but is so good, and reheats very well.

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Last modified on: April 5^th 2020

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For 6 people, you will need:

1 300 g belly (streaky) bacon
2 1 kg 200 g potatoes
3 500 g Onion fondue
4 350 ml chicken stock
5 50 g butter
6 salt
7 pepper
Total weight: 2,400 grams

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 8 min.

Cut 300 g belly (streaky) bacon into strips about 1.5 inches (3 cm) long.

Stage 2 - 12 min.

Lightly brown the bacon on both sides in a frying pan on high heat, without any added fat. Do this in batches if necessary.

Set aside.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Peel and slice 1 kg 200 g potatoes (not too thinly), then rinse...

Stage 4 - 2 min.

...and dry them.

Stage 5 - 15 min.

Using the same pan as for the bacon, without cleaning it, add a little oil and fry the potato slices on both sides (in batches if necessary).

When lightly browned, salt and set aside.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Butter a gratin dish and spread 500 g Onion fondue in the bottom.

Stage 7 - 10 min.

Stand the potato slices vertically, tightly packed with the bacon pieces between.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Salt lightly and pepper generously. Pour in 350 ml chicken stock to 3/4 the depth of the dish. Top with 50 g butter in slivers.

Stage 9 - 40 min.

Bake for about 30 to 40 minutes.

Remarks

The name "boulangère" (feminine form of French for baker) dates back to the late 19th or early 20th century. During this period, the village baker, once the loaves were baked, would cook dishes left by local women on their way to mass or work in the fields. This was a good way to use the residual heat in the oven. Sadly, those times are no more.

Keeping

Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Based on a recipe from the Ferrandi school.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
3,618 Kcal or 15,148 Kj	118 gr	680 gr	536 gr
181 %	45 %	64 %	81 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
151 Kcal or 632 Kj	5 gr	28 gr	22 gr
8 %	2 %	3 %	3 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
603 Kcal or 2,525 Kj	20 gr	113 gr	89 gr
30 %	8 %	11 %	14 %

% 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).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 6 people : 4.63 €
Per person : 0.77 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Super-green, super-thrifty soup, Bourguignon potatoes , Gratin Comtois, Late Winter Soup with Fresh Spinach, Baked potatoes with poached egg and tuna sauce , ... All
	Onion fondue: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Eggs meurette, Rosemary steamed fish, Eggs in tomato shells, Stuffed Mushrooms, Montlebon toast, ... All
	Chicken stock: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Risotto-style celeriac, Turmeric risotto, Hearty leek and sprout soup, Mussels with arroz negro, Soup Cornouaillaise, ... All
	Belly (streaky) bacon: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Hamburgers, Country-style spring pasta, Tartiflette, Pâté de campagne, Winemaker's toast, ... All

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So kind of you, thank's back.
Posted by jh april 5^th 2020 at 16:50 n° 2
Love your recipes and the easy way you describe the steps required. Thank you.
Posted by Christine april 5^th 2020 at 15:04 n° 1

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