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Gratin with Parmesan flavours

For this gratin recipe, we're going to use Parmesan cheese crumbles, which will find a final, practical use.

You'll have a potato and cauliflower gratin, with delicious Parmesan flavours, but without actually using any.

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Last modified on: April 21^th 2024

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 1 litre whole milk
2 1 kg potatoes
3 1 sprig sage
4 2 cloves garlic
5 750 g cauliflower
6 250 ml liquid cream
7 50 g grated cheese
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 2,820 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
1 hour 22 min.	1 hour 10 min.	2 hours 32 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 30 min.

Peel 1 kg potatoes, slice (the mandolin is ideal for this), wash and drain.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 30 min.

Prepare 750 g cauliflower, then slice it into thin strips - the mandolin is very handy here too.

Set aside.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

In a saucepan, pour 2 tablespoons of cold water, then 1 litre whole milk (the water will prevent the bottom of the pan from blackening).

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Add the Parmesan crumbles - you can use a lot without any problem.

Stage 5 - 20 min.

Add sliced potatoes, 1 sprig sage, 2 cloves garlic, salt and pepper.

Place over medium heat, and cook potatoes until tender.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

When they are, remove the potatoes from the pan with a skimmer or spider, leave the milk in, and drain the potatoes.

Set aside.

Stage 7 - 20 min.

Pour the cauliflower into the same cooking milk and cook until tender.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Then drain and set aside.

Stage 9 - 3 min.

Preheat your oven to 200°C (390°F).

Mix together and lightly salt the potatoes and cauliflower.

Stage 10 - 3 min.

Pour into a buttered gratin dish.

Stage 11 - 3 min.

Add 250 ml liquid cream.

Stage 12 - 5 min.

Sprinkle over 50 g grated cheese (Comté cheese, for example, for a nice color).

Stage 13

Tip: The Parmesan crumbles can be cut into sticks for grilling with the gratin, and served as an aperitif.

Stage 14 - 30 min.

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

Remarks

Once the gratin is in the oven, I recommend that you set aside the cooking milk, discarding the croutes, garlic and sage, for use later in another recipe, such as a béchamel sauce.

If you don't have any Parmesan croutes, add 50g of grated Parmesan to the potato and cauliflower mixture in step 9.

Keeping

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

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,858 Kcal or 7,779 Kj	97 gr	257 gr	49 gr
93 %	37 %	24 %	7 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
66 Kcal or 276 Kj	3 gr	9 gr	2 gr
3 %	1 %	1 %	<1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
464 Kcal or 1,943 Kj	24 gr	64 gr	12 gr
23 %	9 %	6 %	2 %

% 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 4 people : 3.78 €
Per person : 0.95 €

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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: Gratin Dauphinois, Milk rolls, Parmesan cauliflower cheese, Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, Celery soup bourguignonne style, ... All
	Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pork Chops Champvallon style, Real home-made chips* , Leek and potato soup, Smooth mixed vegetable soup, Endives "bonne femme", ... All
	Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Duet of creamed cauliflower and cabbage , Paella, Cauliflower curry, Cauliflower, chicken and avocado salad, Quartet of brassicas with cream , ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Creamy "terre et mer" pots, Tatin apples with mascarpone cream, Broccoli savoury custard, Ham pasta bake, Breton leek and mushroom tart, ... All

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