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Auvergne gratin

Cauliflower, green cabbage, potatoes and of course Saint-Nectaire for this gratin with Auvergne flavors.

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Last modified on: December 10^th 2023

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For 8 people, you will need:

1 1 kg cauliflower
2 1 kg potatoes
3 800 g green cabbage
4 2 litres whole milk
5 4 bayleaves
6 2 cloves garlic
7 2 sprigs thyme (optional)
8 500 ml liquid cream
9 salt
10 pepper
Total weight: 4,824 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
55 min.	55 min.	1 hour 50 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 15 min.

Preparing the vegetables

Prepare 1 kg cauliflower, cut into strips (a mandolin is ideal for this).

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 15 min.

Peel and slice 1 kg potatoes (a mandolin is also ideal for this), then wash.

Set aside.

Stage 3 - 15 min.

Prepare 800 g green cabbage, cut into julienne strips, then

set aside.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Place a large saucepan over medium heat and pour in 2 litres whole milk, 4 bayleaves, 2 cloves garlic and 2 sprigs thyme, then season with salt and pepper.

Stage 5 - 8 min.

Pour in the cauliflower and cook until tender.

Drain and set aside.

Stage 6 - 10 min.

Do the same with the potato slices.

Stage 7 - 7 min.

Then add the cabbage strips.

You're done with the milk, so I suggest you remove and discard the garlic, bay leaf and thyme, then set it aside, or freeze it, for another savoury recipe (béchamel sauce in particular).

Stage 8 - 1 min.

Assembling the gratin

Preheat your oven to 200°C (390°F).

Butter a gratin dish.

Stage 9 - 1 min.

Pour in the cauliflower.

Stage 10 - 3 min.

Then the cabbage and half the Saint-Nectaire cheese, cut into strips.

Stage 11 - 3 min.

Add the potatoes, pour over 500 ml liquid cream, then the other half of the Saint-Nectaire cheese, also in strips.

Stage 12 - 30 min.

Bake at 200°C (390°F) for around 30 minutes.

Your gratin auvergnat is ready.

Remarks

To cook vegetables in milk, each time you finish cooking a vegetable, pour the contents of the saucepan (milk + vegetables) into a colander placed on a salad bowl, then pour the milk back into the saucepan for the next vegetable. It's quicker and easier than removing the vegetables with a skimmer.

As with all gratins, the quantities given are a guide only, so don't hesitate to adapt them to your own taste, or to what you have on hand.

For a more golden gratin top, sprinkle with an additional 80g of grated cheese, ideally Cantal, before putting in the oven.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, protected by cling film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,421 Kcal or 10,136 Kj	141 gr	296 gr	71 gr
121 %	54 %	28 %	11 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
50 Kcal or 209 Kj	3 gr	6 gr	1 gr
3 %	1 %	1 %	<1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
303 Kcal or 1,269 Kj	18 gr	37 gr	9 gr
15 %	7 %	3 %	1 %

% 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: Sulfites, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 8 people : 9.17 €
Per person : 1.15 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cream of cauliflower soup with smoked haddock , Mousse with two chocolates, Celeriac and sesame soup, Celeriac soup with mustard, Hearty potato and ham gratin, ... All
	Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Morteau sausage, Salt cod brandade, Hotpot my grandmother's way , Potatoes with prawns, Fillets of sole Dieppoise, ... All
	Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Warm cauliflower salad with two cheeses, Creamy cauliflower and avocado salad, Lebanese-style chickpea salad, Cream of cauliflower soup with smoked haddock , The strange gratin, ... All
	Green cabbage: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Duet of creamed cauliflower and cabbage , Winegrowers' sausage casserole, Cherry tomato and two cabbage salad, Cabbage julienne with ham, Warm scallop and cabbage salad, ... All

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