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Gratin du Nord

This gratin combines the flavours that are so characteristic of France's northern region: endives (chicory), beer and Maroilles cheese.

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Last modified on: January 21^th 2018

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For 3 people, you will need:

1 1 leek
2 ½ onion
3 350 g endives (head of chicory)
4 1 tablespoon oil
5 100 g small pieces of bacon
6 75 g beer
7 400 g cooked potatoes
8 200 g Maroilles cheese
9 salt
10 pepper
Total weight: 1,423 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
37 min.	56 min.	1 hour 33 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Prepare 1 leek, then set aside.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Prepare ½ onion.

Set aside.

Stage 3 - 10 min.

Prepare and chop 350 g endives (head of chicory).

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 4 min.

Pour 1 tablespoon oil into a large non-stick frying pan on high heat. When really hot, add 100 g small pieces of bacon.

Fry for 3 or 4 minutes, then set aside, leaving the bacon fat in the pan.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Cook the chopped onion in the bacon fat for 1 or 2 minutes without colouring.

Stage 6 - 1 min.

Add the leeks and endives and mix well.

Stage 7 - 10 min.

Add the bacon and 75 g beer, then leave to reduce gently on low heat.

Stage 8 - 3 min.

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Butter a gratin dish and arrange a first layer of potato slices in the bottom (half the 400 g cooked potatoes).

Stage 9 - 2 min.

Spread the leek and endive mixture over the top.

Stage 10 - 3 min.

Add the remaining potato slices in a second layer.

Stage 11 - 3 min.

Top with the sliced 200 g Maroilles cheese.

Stage 12 - 40 min.

Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until the Maroilles is melted and beginning to brown.

Remarks

This recipe has only vague proportions, so do feel free to adapt it to your own taste, with a little more or a little less of the various ingredients.

And to drink?

The perfect match: beer, of course, from northern France if possible. Why not the same beer as you have used in the recipe?

Keeping

Several days in the fridge, with the dish covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,104 Kcal or 8,809 Kj	74 gr	124 gr	145 gr
105 %	29 %	12 %	22 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
148 Kcal or 620 Kj	5 gr	9 gr	10 gr
7 %	2 %	1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
701 Kcal or 2,935 Kj	25 gr	41 gr	48 gr
35 %	10 %	4 %	7 %

% 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 3 people : 5.47 €
Per person : 1.82 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked potatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chard and potato gratin, Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , Oven omelette, Baked salmon fillet, Baker's chicken and potato tart, ... All
	Endives (head of chicory): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Endive and walnut salad, Ham and endives au gratin, Endives "bonne femme", Thin endive tart, Comtoise endive salad, ... All
	Maroilles cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Ch'ti mussel tarts, Maroilles cheese quiche, ... All
	Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Bourguignon potatoes , Pasta with mustard-cream sauce, French-style peas, Alsatian-style salad, Fougasse with bacon and Comté, ... All

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