Sardine and potato gratin
For this astonishing gratin, part gratin and part clafoutis, we combine potatoes, cooked shallots and pieces of sardines in oil.
5,020
1 hour 20 min.
Easy
2.25 €
4 people
11 IngredientsLast modified on: October 22th 2025
100 g 
100 g 
2 
2 
2 tins sardines in oil
800 g cooked potatoes
50 g 
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 30 min.
Cooking: 55 min.
All in all: 1 hour 20 min.
If you start now, at , you will finish around : ?.Change start time
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: .Change end time
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 3 min.
Remove the sardines from the tins and cut into small pieces (you can remove the bones and tails if you prefer).
Set aside.
Set aside.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 5 min.
Cut 800 g cooked potatoes into medium-sized pieces.
Stage 5 - ⌛ 20 min.
Stage 6 - ⌛ 1 min.
In the same pan, pour 3 tablespoons of oil, and when hot, add the shallots.
Season with salt and pepper, and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Set aside.
Season with salt and pepper, and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Set aside.
Stage 7 - ⌛ 3 min.
Assembling the gratin
Preheat oven to 200°C (390°F).
Pour half the potatoes into a buttered gratin dish.
Stage 8 - ⌛ 2 min.
Pour over the cooked shallots.
Stage 9 - ⌛ 2 min.
Then the sardines.
Stage 10 - ⌛ 2 min.
Chopped parsley.
Stage 11 - ⌛ 2 min.
And finally, the other half of the potatoes.
Stage 12 - ⌛ 2 min.
Pour in the egg mixture, then sprinkle with 50 g grated cheese.
Stage 13 - ⌛ 30 min.
Bake at 200°C (390°F) for approximately 30 minutes.
Remarks
You can replace sardines in oil with other fish, fresh, smoked or canned too.
Keeping: A few days in the fridge, protected by cling film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 50 RDI=20 % | 170 RDI=20 % | 60 RDI=9 % | 1,410 RDI=70 % | 5,900 RDI: 70 % |
| Per 100 g | 4 RDI=2 % | 10 RDI=1 % | 4 RDI=1 % | 120 RDI=6 % | 490 RDI: 6 % |
| Per person | 10 RDI=5 % | 40 RDI=4 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 350 RDI=20 % | 1,480 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 2.30 €
- Per person : 0.60 €
Change currency:
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Cooked potatoes
Like these other recipes: Bistro-style cabbage salad, Mont d'or in brioche, Thin spinach and potato tart, Röstis, Warm salad of potatoes and purple artichokes, ... See them all 58
Milk
Like these other recipes: Clafoutis batter, Potato Waffles with Smoked Salmon, Ciabatta, Pancake batter, Jam doughnuts, ... See them all 65
Cream
Like these other recipes: Nanou's egg rice, Individual creamy endive gratins, Chocolate rolls (petits pains), Coconut-vanilla cream for Elsa , Green beans with tomato cream sauce, ... See them all 123
Grated cheese
Like these other recipes: Stuffed mushrooms au gratin, Alpine gratin, Potato and two ham gratin, Aperitif rolls, Baker's chicken and potato tart, ... See them all 75
Other recipes you may also like
Mexican ceviche
Ceviche is typical of South American cuisine, made with avocados, tomatoes and fish fillet cured in lime juice. This is a personal version of Mexican-style ceviche. October 13th 2010392 K 15 3 hours 9 min.
Thai-style Chicken with Cashew Nuts
This Thai-inspired recipe combines diced chicken with cashew nuts, spring onions, herbs and a lime-soy sauce. June 21th 201597 K5 25 min.
Peach and verbena feuilleté
In French, a "feuilleté" can be anything, sweet or savoury, wrapped in or with a base of puff pastry, from a sausage roll to a millefeuille. This is an elegant tart-style feuilleté with a caramelized pastry base, topped with a light custard flavoured with verbena. This is based on a confectioner's custard (french pastry cream), lightened with September 3rd 201755 K3.9 2 hours 25 min.
Provençal colombier for Pentecost
The "colombier" (dove cake) is a traditional cake for Pentecost from the south of France, flavoured with orange and almonds. This very moist cake is quite dense as it is made with marzipan (almond paste). It can be eaten on its own or as a dessert, with or without ice cream. December 30th 201979 K5 1 hour 6 min.
Little apple and verbena tarts
A sweetcrust pastry case, filled with a smooth verbena-flavoured diplomat cream, and topped with caramelised apples. You will see how well the caramelised apples and verbena go together. January 9th 202237 K 60 min.