Smoky potato and potimarron gratin
This gratin has an unusual twist: it not only combines potatoes with potimarron, the potatoes are boiled in the water left after cooking a Morteau sausage, to give a lovely smoky flavour. Guaranteed to transport your tastebuds to eastern France!
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Last modified on: March 13th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 2 people, you will need:
- 1
1 2⁄3 cup potatoes - 2
1 2⁄3 cup potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) - 3
0 litre 2 ml whole milk - 4
1 tablespoon butter - 5
125 ml liquid cream - 6
¼ cup grated cheese - 7 1 tablespoon grated cheese (optional)
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 55 min. | 1 hour 15 min. | 2 hours 10 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1
For this recipe, you will need the cooking water left after boiling a Morteau sausage (or other smoked sausage) for an earlier recipe.
If you don't have any, use chicken stock instead.
If you don't have any, use chicken stock instead.
Stage 2 - 15 min.
Stage 3 - 25 min.
Add enough smoky cooking water to cover and boil until barely tender.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Drain thoroughly.
Stage 5 - 15 min.
Prepare 1 2⁄3 cup potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin), cut into small pieces and put in a large saucepan.
Stage 6 - 1 min.
Add milk to just cover.
Stage 7 - 20 min.
Cook until barely tender.
Stage 8 - 5 min.
Drain thoroughly.
Stage 9 - 2 min.
Stage 10 - 4 min.
Spread the potatoes and potimarron in the dish.
Stage 11 - 3 min.
Put 125 ml liquid cream, ¼ cup grated cheese, salt and pepper into a bowl and mix well.
Stage 12 - 5 min.
Pour this mixture over the vegetables and finish with a little grated cheese so that the top browns nicely.
Stage 13 - 30 min.
Bake for about 30 minutes. Take out of the oven as soon as the top is nicely browned.
Remarks
It you have just cooked the sausage that day, you can include some in your gratin for extra smoky flavour.
Keeping
Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,089 Kcal or 4,559 Kj | 51 gr | 115 gr | 47 gr |
| 54 % | 20 % | 11 % | 7 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 83 Kcal or 348 Kj | 4 gr | 9 gr | 4 gr |
| 4 % | 2 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 545 Kcal or 2,282 Kj | 26 gr | 58 gr | 23 gr |
| 27 % | 10 % | 5 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 2.63 €
- Per person : 1.32 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Celery soup bourguignonne style, Chocolate and vanilla crème brûlée, Cannelés, Indian rice pudding, Quiche filling mixture, ... All |
 | Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Boeuf (beef) bourguignon, Fisherman's Ragout, Warm Leek and Potato Salad, Mini Mont d'Or fondue with "spuds in blankets", Alsatian-style salad, ... All |
 | Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pumpkin and red-bean tortillas, Triple-Cheese Pumpkin Gratin, Potimarron and celeriac autumn soup, Stuffed pumpkin gratin, Potimarron and leek soup, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cod loin with saffron, Paris flan filling, Leek fondue, Double raspberry tartlets, Crusty cockle tart, ... All |
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