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Gratin Parmentier

Name: Gratin Parmentier
Prep time: 26 min
Cook time: 56 min
Total time: 1 h 22 min
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 onion; 2 spring onions (scallions); 4 tablespoons olive oil; 500 g minced beef; 500 g cooked potatoes; 4 tablespoons oil; 30 g butter; 100 g grated cheese; Salt; Pepper

Here, a potato gratin meets hachis Parmentier (minced beef topped with mashed potato): 2 layers of potato around a layer of pre-cooked minced meat.

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Duration

1 hour 25 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 28^th 2026

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For 6 people, you will need:

1 1 onion
2 2 spring onions (scallions)
3 4 tablespoons olive oil
4 500 g minced beef
5 500 g cooked potatoes
6 4 tablespoons oil
7 30 g butter
8 100 g grated cheese
9 Salt
10 Pepper
Total weight: 1,620 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

30 min.

Cooking

60 min.

All in all

1 hour 25 min.

Preparation 30 min.

Cooking 60 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 10 min.

Prepare and finely slice 1 onion and 2 spring onions (scallions).

You can also chop the larger onion.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 1 min.

Pour 4 tablespoons olive oil into a large pan on high heat. When really hot, add the onions.

Salt, pepper and cook for 1 minute without colouring, stirring frequently.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.

Add 500 g minced beef, mix well...

Stage 4 - ⌛ 15 min.

... and cook the meat fully.

Check the seasoning then set aside.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 5 min.

Slice 500 g cooked potatoeses.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 20 min.

Pour 4 tablespoons oil into a large pan on high heat. When really hot, brown the potato slices on both sides.

Do this in batches if necessary.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 2 min.

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Butter a gratin dish and arrange half the potatoes in a layer in the bottom.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 2 min.

Add the meat.

Stage 9 - ⌛ 2 min.

Then add the remaining potatoes.

Stage 10 - ⌛ 3 min.

Top with 100 g grated cheese and bake...

Stage 11 - ⌛ 20 min.

...for about 20 minutes, finishing under the grill, if necessary, to brown the top nicely.

Remarks

It is not essential to fry the potatoes if they are already cooked, but this does give a much better flavour.

You do not need to use beef, so use whatever meat you prefer or have to hand.

Keeping: Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source: Home made.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	7 g RDI=9 %	8 g RDI=2 %	16 g RDI=16 %	209 kcal RDI=8 %	876 kJ RDI=8 %
Per person	20 g RDI=23 %	23 g RDI=7 %	43 g RDI=44 %	563 kcal RDI=21 %	2,357 kJ RDI=21 %
Whole recipe	123 g RDI=141 %	140 g RDI=39 %	260 g RDI=263 %	3,378 kcal RDI=125 %	14,144 kJ RDI=125 %