Potato gratin
This classic French recipe is made with sliced potatoes baked in milk and browned on top.
1 hour 50 min.
Easy
6 people
10 IngredientsLast modified on: February 21th 2011
For 6 people, you will need:
- 1
4 cups + 3 tablespoons potatoes - 2
4 cups + 3 tablespoons Milk - 3
1 bouquet garni - 4
1 knob butter - 5
1 garlic clove - 6
1 1⁄3 cup cream - 7
½ cup Comté cheese - 8
fine (or table) salt - 9
pepper - 10
2 pinches grated nutmeg
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 50 min.
Cooking: 1 hour
All in all: 1 hour 50 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 30 min.
Peel and wash 4 cups + 3 tablespoons potatoes, cut into even slices.
Wash again, drain, and dry in a tea-towel.
Wash again, drain, and dry in a tea-towel.
Stage 2 - 30 min.
Put the potato slices in a pan, cover with 4 cups + 3 tablespoons Milk, add salt, 2 pinches grated nutmeg and 1 bouquet garni.
Cook until potatoes are just tender but not soft. Then drain potatoes, discard milk and bouquet garni. The milk is not used any more in this recipe.
Cook until potatoes are just tender but not soft. Then drain potatoes, discard milk and bouquet garni. The milk is not used any more in this recipe.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Grease the dish with 1 knob butter.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Mix ½ cup Comté cheese and 1 1⁄3 cup cream.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Put half the potato slices in the dish in an even layer.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Pour in half the cheese-cream mixture. Salt & pepper.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Add remaining potato slices in another layer.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
Pour over the remaining cheese-cream mixture. Salt & pepper again.
Stage 10 - 30 min.
Put in the oven for about 30 minutes...
Stage 11
...until it's golden brown. It's ready!
Remarks
All the proportions (cream, cheese, potatoes) can be adapted to your taste. You should take care to cook the potatoes in the milk until only barely done, then drain them well.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge.
Source: From Joël Robuchon.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 110 RDI=40 % | 240 RDI=20 % | 180 RDI=30 % | 3,030 RDI=150 % | 12,670 RDI: 150 % |
| Per 100 g | 4 RDI=2 % | 9 RDI=1 % | 7 RDI=1 % | 120 RDI=6 % | 520 RDI: 6 % |
| Per person | 20 RDI=7 % | 40 RDI=4 % | 30 RDI=5 % | 500 RDI=30 % | 2,110 RDI: 30 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 5.80 €
- Per person : 1.00 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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