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Tuesday 24 August 2010

Potato Gratin


Potato Gratins are always a personal favourite of mine. But I never quite knew how to make the perfect one…normally I would par-boil my potatoes, then finely slice them and place the cream sauce in the middle of the dish with more potatoes & cheese on top. It solved the gratin fix but I was not really happy with my efforts.

It all changed when I found this recipe. With this recipe the potato will cook in an even amount of cream & milk with a whole onion & some crushed garlic for flavour. The simplicity of the dish is in allowing the natural flavours to release while you cook them in a saucepan, before transferring to the oven to brown.

I like to use as many combinations of grated cheese as I have in my fridge on top to compliment all the flavours within the gratin.

Serves 2+   Cost of meal: <€3

Ingredients

 
1kg Potatoes
250ml full cream milk
250ml double cream
1 medium sized onion
1 clove crushed garlic
Salt & pepper
Selection of grated cheeses (old,young, cheddar,parmesan)
Knob of butter
 

Cooking Utensils
Medium sized saucepan
Potato peeler
Garlic crusher
Chopping board
Sharp Knife
Wooden spoon
Cheese grater
Oven dish
 

Preparation
 
- Peel potatoes & finely slice
- Peel onion
- Grate your selected cheese
 

Cooking
- Preheat oven to 200C
 
- In a medium sized saucepan add your potato, cream, milk, onion & crushed garlic and bring to the boil
- When boiled turn down to a fast simmer and cook together for about 10 minutes.
- Add Salt & pepper to taste
- Grease your oven dish with butter
 
- After 10 minutes transfer mixture (remove onion) to an oven dish and place in your preheated oven
- Add cheese on top and cook for 10-15 minutes or until cheese is golden brown

ENJOY!!!

2 comments:

  1. Quick question please... why do you remove the onion when transferring to oven dish?

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  2. The onion is used purely for flavour when the potatoes are cooking so it is removed when you place the dish into the oven

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