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Gratin du Nord

Name: Gratin du Nord
Prep time: 37 min
Cook time: 56 min
Total time: 1 h 33 min
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 leeks; 1 onion; 700 g endives (head of chicory); 2 tablespoons oil; 200 g small pieces of bacon; 150 ml beer; 800 g cooked potatoes; 400 g Maroilles cheese; Salt; Pepper

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

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Duration

1 hour 35 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 27^th 2026

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For 6 people, you will need:

1 2 leeks
2 1 onion
3 700 g endives (head of chicory)
4 2 tablespoons oil
5 200 g small pieces of bacon
6 150 ml beer
7 800 g cooked potatoes
8 400 g Maroilles cheese
9 Salt
10 Pepper
Total weight: 2,845 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

40 min.

Cooking

60 min.

All in all

1 hour 35 min.

Preparation 40 min.

Cooking 60 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 10 min.

Prepare 2 leeks, then set aside.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 5 min.

Prepare 1 onion.

Set aside.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 10 min.

Prepare and chop 700 g endives (head of chicory).

Set aside.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 4 min.

Pour 2 tablespoons oil into a large non-stick frying pan on high heat. When really hot, add 200 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 150 ml 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 800 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 400 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.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	5 g RDI=8 %	8 g RDI=3 %	10 g RDI=14 %	147 kcal RDI=7 %	617 kJ RDI=7 %
Per person	24 g RDI=38 %	41 g RDI=16 %	48 g RDI=66 %	697 kcal RDI=35 %	2,921 kJ RDI=35 %
Whole recipe	148 g RDI=229 %	248 g RDI=94 %	288 g RDI=395 %	4,186 kcal RDI=209 %	17,527 kJ RDI=209 %