French Potatoes Au Gratin
This classic pomme de terre au gratin dauphinois uses 3 ingredients: potatoes, cream, and garlic, with a pinch of nutmeg for a traditional French scalloped potato recipe. Perfect texture, every time!
Equipment
- casserole dish
Ingredients
- 4½ lb waxy potatoes Low in starch such as new potatoes, Yukon Gold, red potatoes, fingerlings, red potatoes, Red Bliss, pee wees, Annabelle, Alexandra.
- 4¼ cups 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. Rub the bottom of the baking dish with half of one garlic clove before chopping.
- Chop the 3 cloves garlic into small pieces.
- Peel and slice 4½ lb waxy potatoes thinly; a mandolin is excellent for this purpose to slice even thickness; always ensure you use the guard.
- Layer the potatoes over the dish and sprinkle each layer with salt and pepper, a little garlic, and a sprinkle of Grated nutmeg.
- Continue layering them until you have used all the potato slices.
- Pour 4¼ cups cream over everything until potatoes are covered with a thin layer of cream.the
- 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 for the last half hour from your kitchen! Let it 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 great when cooked.
- Slice the potatoes into even thickness for uniform cooking.
- For a creamier, lower-fat potato dish, make my mother béchamel sauce. In step 8, pour the sauce over the layered potatoes.
Nutrition
Calories: 814kcalCarbohydrates: 59gProtein: 11gFat: 61gSaturated Fat: 39gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 190mgSodium: 107mgPotassium: 1714mgFiber: 6gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 2502IUVitamin C: 31mgCalcium: 148mgIron: 3mg
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