Authentic French Potatoes Au Gratin
This classic pomme de terre au gratin dauphinois uses 4 ingredients: potatoes, cream, garlic, and nutmeg for a traditional French potato gratin recipe without cream substitutes. Perfect texture, every time.
Equipment
- Sharp knife or mandoline
- baking dish
- Garlic press
Ingredients
- 4½ lb waxy potatoes low in starch such as new potatoes, Yukon Gold, red potatoes, fingerlings, Desirée or Maris Piper, Red Bliss, pee wees.
- 4¼ cup cream
- Salt and pepper
- Grated nutmeg
- 3 cloves 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.
- Rub the bottom of the baking dish with garlic.
- Layer the potatoes over the dish and sprinkle each layer with salt and pepper, a little garlic, and a sprinkle of nutmeg.
- Continue layering them until you have used all the potato slices.
- Pour the cream over everything.
- Alternatively, for a creamier and lower-fat content potato dish, make my béchamel sauce, and in step 8, pour the sauce over the layered potatoes.
- Place your gratin dish in the oven and bake for about an hour uncovered until it is golden brown and crispy on the top. If it browns too quickly then cover with foil.
- Wait for the most wonderful aroma during the last half hour or so coming from your kitchen! Let rest for 10 minutes before serving.
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.
- Slice the potatoes into even thickness for uniform cooking.
- For a creamier and lower-fat content potato dish, make my béchamel sauce, and in step 8, pour the sauce over the layered potatoes.
Nutrition
Calories: 1220kcalCarbohydrates: 89gProtein: 17gFat: 92gSaturated Fat: 58gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 23gCholesterol: 286mgSodium: 161mgPotassium: 2571mgFiber: 9gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 3753IUVitamin C: 46mgCalcium: 222mgIron: 4mg
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