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Gratin Dauphinois A Creamy Bowl Of Passion

Published: Aug 31, 2021 · Modified: Nov 23, 2024 by Judith Coates · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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A wonderful dish made with the humble potato, cream, and garlic which turns into a truly magnificent French dish that can be served as a side dish or just on its own when the mood takes you.
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Pommes De Terre Dauphinoise

This classic recipe is a wonderful dish made with only 3 ingredients, besides flavorings, the humble potato, cream, and garlic. This medley turns into a truly magnificent French dish that can be served as a side dish or a main meal as it is one of the most easy and delicious of French recipes!

gratin-dauphinois

It is basically a dish made with the humble potato and with the addition of cream and garlic it is turned into a truly magnificent French dish that can be served as a side dish or just on its own when the mood takes you.

However, if you have never tasted this dish, beware, it is addictive!

It is one of our favourite of French dishes and yet it is so simple and very inexpensive to make.

What Else Can Be Created From The Humble Potato?

Potatoes are one of our little friends in the kitchen - they are inexpensive - even more so if you are able to grow your own and yet they make the most wonderful dishes from Frites (chips or fries to most of us) to potatoes boulangére, fondant potatoes, aligot, and in this instance, the beautiful gratin dauphinois.

How To Prepare This Dish

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Using a French mandolin to slice the potatoes will ensure that the slices are even thickness which will allow the potatoes to be cooked evenly through and there are no raw pieces surprising anyone during the meal.

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Gratin Dauphinois Going Into Oven

This is what your scrumptious dish will look like with half the cream just before going into the oven.

What To Serve With This Recipe

  • Serve with your chosen meat such as Ham Ficelle Picarde, or Sausage.
  • A Green Salad, Artichoke Salad, or Lyonnaise Salad.
  • It's good on its own too when you feel in the need of comfort eating, especially with a glass of wine and some crusty French bread.

Baking Tip

To bake Gratin Dauphinois well a heavy-bottom baking dish is the best. Thick glass like Pyrex, Corningware, cast iron, or stoneware are all good choices that will allow the potatoes to cook to a nice softness without burning.

Variation

If you include cheese with this dish then strictly speaking that would be Gratin Savoyard. Use comté cheese or gruyère, they are delicious and look lovely when cooked.

Enjoy These Potato And Vegetable Recipes

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  • Pommes Boulangére
  • Pommes Anna

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gratin daupninois

Gratin Dauphinois A Creamy Bowl Of Passion

Judith Coates
Bon Appétit
Like it? ~ Let us know below!
A wonderful dish made with the humble potato, cream, and garlic which turns into a truly magnificent French dish that can be served as a side dish or just on its own when the mood takes you.
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr
Total Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine French
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 4½ pounds/2 kilogram waxy potatoes low in starch such as new potatoes, Yukon Gold, red potatoes, fingerlings, Desirée or Maris Piper, Red Bliss, pee wees.
  • 4¼ cup/1 liter of cream
  • Salt and pepper
  • Grated nutmeg
  • 3 cloves of garlic

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 325°F/160°C/Gas 3
  • Grease a large gratin dish with butter.
  • Chop the garlic cloves into small pieces.
  • Peel and slice the potatoes thinly, a mandolin is excellent for this purpose, always ensure you use the guard.
  • Once cut, rinse in cold water to remove some of the starch, and then pat dry between kitchen towels.
  • Sprinkle the garlic pieces over the bottom of the dish.
  • Layer the potatoes over the dish and sprinkle each layer with salt and pepper.
  • Continue layering them until you have used all the potato slices.
  • Sprinkle with grated nutmeg.
  • Pour the cream over everything.
  • Place your gratin dish in the oven and bake for about an hour uncovered until it is golden brown and crispy on the top.
  • Wait for the most wonderful aroma during the last half hour or so coming from your kitchen!

Notes

If you include cheese with this dish then strictly speaking that would be Gratin Savoyard. Use comté cheese or gruyère, they are delicious and look lovely when cooked.
What To Serve With Gratin Dauphinois?
  • Serve with your chosen meat such as Ham Ficelle Picarde, or Sausage.
  • A Green Salad, Artichoke Salad, or Lyonnaise Salad.
  • It's good on its own when you feel in the need of comfort eating, especially with a glass of wine and some crusty French bread.
 
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