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!
37K 4 2.5
Last modified on: March 13th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 8 people, you will need:
- 1
6 1⁄3 cups potatoes - 2
6 1⁄3 cups potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) - 3
8 ½ cups whole milk - 4
1⁄3 cup butter - 5
2 cups + 2 tablespoons liquid cream - 6
1 cup grated cheese - 7 1⁄3 cup grated cheese (optional)
How long does 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 6 1⁄3 cups 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 2 cups + 2 tablespoons liquid cream, 1 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 |
| 5,847 Kcal or 24,480 Kj | 221 gr | 482 gr | 337 gr |
| 292 % | 85 % | 45 % | 51 % |
| 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 8 people : 12.52 €
- 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: Milk rolls, Quiche filling mixture, Elsa's Comtoise galette, Naan, Pistachio confectioner's custard, ... All |
 | Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Seafood sauerkraut, Home-made potato crisps , Normandy seafood stew, Chilli potato wedges, Real home-made chips* , ... All |
 | Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pumpkin (or potimarron) soup, Mixed vegetable curry, Stuffed pumpkin gratin, Pumpkin and red-bean tortillas, Potimarron and Parmesan tart, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Vegetable clafoutis, Chocolate mug cake, Auvergne gratin, Little vanilla, clementine and chestnut verrines, Fresh mint ice-cream, ... All |
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