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Potato gratin
This classic French recipe is made with sliced potatoes baked in milk and browned on top.
1 hour 50 min.
Easy
4.60 €
6 people
10 IngredientsLast modified on: February 21th 2011
For 6 people, you will need:
- 1
1 kg potatoes - 2
1 litre milk - 3
1 bouquet garni - 4
1 knob butter - 5
1 garlic clove - 6
300 ml cream - 7
100 g Comté cheese - 8
Fine (or table) salt - 9
Pepper - 10
2 pinches grated nutmeg - Total weight: 2,155 grams
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.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 30 min.
Put the potato slices in a pan, cover with 1 litre 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 100 g Comté cheese and 300 ml 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 | 100 RDI=40 % | 230 RDI=20 % | 90 RDI=10 % | 2,130 RDI=110 % | 8,930 RDI: 110 % |
| Per 100 g | 4 RDI=2 % | 10 RDI=1 % | 4 RDI=1 % | 100 RDI=5 % | 410 RDI: 5 % |
| Per person | 20 RDI=6 % | 40 RDI=4 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 360 RDI=20 % | 1,490 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 4.60 €
- Per person : 0.80 €
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