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 4 people, you will need:
- 1
750 g potatoes - 2
750 g potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) - 3
1 kg whole milk - 4
30 g butter - 5
250 g liquid cream - 6
100 g grated cheese - 7 30 g grated cheese (optional)
- Total weight: 2,880 grams
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 750 g 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 250 g liquid cream, 100 g 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 |
| 2,924 Kcal or 12,242 Kj | 110 gr | 241 gr | 168 gr |
| 146 % | 42 % | 23 % | 26 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 102 Kcal or 427 Kj | 4 gr | 8 gr | 6 gr |
| 5 % | 1 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 731 Kcal or 3,061 Kj | 28 gr | 60 gr | 42 gr |
| 37 % | 11 % | 6 % | 6 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 6.26 €
- Per person : 1.57 €
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: Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream), Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants), Mint and chocolate cream, Mousse with two chocolates, Leek and celery soup, ... All |
 | Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Ardennes Salad, Pork roast with herbs, Normandy seafood stew, Hot box cheese , Morteau sausage, ... All |
 | Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Potimarron and Parmesan tart, Pumpkin (or potimarron) soup, Potimarron and celeriac autumn soup, Potimarron braised in meat jus, Triple-Cheese Pumpkin Gratin, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Celeriac in cream and mustard sauce, Caramelized pear custard tart, Cod loin with saffron, French toast "cordon bleu", Vanilla ice cream, ... All |
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