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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 2 people, you will need:

1 1 leek
2 ¹⁄₃ onion
3 8.2 oz endives (head of chicory)
4 1 tablespoon oil
5 2.4 oz small pieces of bacon
6 1.8 oz beer
7 9.4 oz cooked potatoes
8 4.7 oz Maroilles cheese
9 salt
10 pepper

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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 ¹⁄₃ onion.

Set aside.

Stage 3 - 10 min.

Prepare and chop 8.2 oz 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 2.4 oz 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 1.8 oz 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 9.4 oz 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 4.7 oz 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
1,404 Kcal or 5,878 Kj	50 gr	83 gr	97 gr
70 %	19 %	8 %	15 %

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
702 Kcal or 2,939 Kj	25 gr	41 gr	49 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 2 people : 3.65 €
Per person : 1.83 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked potatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Gratin of beet tops and potatoes, Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , Baker's chicken and potato tart, Croque-monsieur gourmand, Mont d'or in brioche, ... All
	Endives (head of chicory): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Gratin of Endives with Mont d'Or, Endive and beer soup, Comtoise endive salad, Thin endive tart, Individual creamy endive gratins, ... 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: Split peas "à la française", Green beans with tomatoes, bread-crust quiche, Bacon rolls, Alsatian-style salad, ... All

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