Potato gratin


Potato gratin
This classic French recipe is made with sliced potatoes baked in milk and browned on top.
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Last modified on: February 21th 2011

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Stage 1 - 30 min.
Potato gratin
Peel and wash 8 ½ cups potatoes, cut into even slices.

Wash again, drain, and dry in a tea-towel.

Stage 2 - 30 min.
Potato gratin
Put the potato slices in a pan, cover with 8 ½ cups milk, add salt, 4 pinches grated nutmeg and 2 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.

Stage 3 - 1 min.
Potato gratin
Preheat oven to 200°C or 392°F.

Rub 2 cloves garlic all around the inside of your dish.

Stage 4 - 1 min.
Potato gratin
Grease the dish with 2 knobs butter.

Stage 5 - 3 min.
Potato gratin
Mix 1 cup Comté cheese and 2 23 cups cream.

Stage 6 - 3 min.
Potato gratin
Put half the potato slices in the dish in an even layer.

Stage 7 - 3 min.
Potato gratin
Pour in half the cheese-cream mixture. Salt & pepper.

Stage 8 - 3 min.
Potato gratin
Add remaining potato slices in another layer.

Stage 9 - 3 min.
Potato gratin
Pour over the remaining cheese-cream mixture. Salt & pepper again.

Stage 10 - 30 min.
Potato gratin
Put in the oven for about 30 minutes...

Stage 11
Potato gratin
...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
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
6,066 Kcal or 25,397 Kj221 gr488 gr359 gr
303 %85 %46 %54 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
124 Kcal or 519 Kj4 gr10 gr7 gr
6 %2 %1 %1 %
Per person
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
506 Kcal or 2,119 Kj18 gr41 gr30 gr
25 %7 %4 %5 %
% 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, Celery
How much will it cost?
  • For 12 people : 11.53 €
  • Per person : 0.96 €

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  • An old favorite, this version is beautiful my only addition was to a little grated nutmeg in the cheese and cream sauce and half an onion and bay leaf in the milk I cooked the potato then I discard it along with the milk.Lovely for a special occasion.
    Posted by Suzannah february 15th 2011 at 00:29 (n° 1)
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