Gratin Dauphinois

Name: Gratin Dauphinois
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 kg potatoes; 600 ml heavy cream; 200 ml milk; 3 garlic cloves; 150 g grated cheese (Gruyère); 0 salt; 0 pepper; 0 nutmeg; 15 g butter; 0 thyme sprigs; 1 bay leaf; 0 butter

1h 10m

Serves 6

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Gratin Dauphinois

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1h 10m

Serves 6

Directions

1Preheat oven to 240°C (475°F).
2Peel and thinly slice the potatoes.
3In a bowl, mix the cream, milk, minced garlic, salt, pepper, nutmeg, thyme, and bay leaf.
4In a buttered baking dish, layer the sliced potatoes, pouring the cream mixture over each layer.
5Sprinkle the grated cheese on top.
6Cover the dish with parchment paper and bake for about 1 hour at 240°C.
7Check the cooking by piercing the potatoes with a knife; they should be tender.
8Remove the parchment paper and continue baking for another 10 minutes to brown the top.

Ingredients

1 kg potatoes
600 ml heavy cream
200 ml milk
3 garlic cloves
150 g grated cheese (Gruyère)
0 salt
0 pepper
0 nutmeg
15 g butter
0 thyme sprigs
1 bay leaf
0 butter

Equipment

ovenbaking dishknifegraterbowlwooden spoon

Gratin Dauphinois

1h 10m

Serves 6

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Gratin Dauphinois

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1h 10m

Serves 6

Directions

1Preheat oven to 240°C (475°F).
2Peel and thinly slice the potatoes.
3In a bowl, mix the cream, milk, minced garlic, salt, pepper, nutmeg, thyme, and bay leaf.
4In a buttered baking dish, layer the sliced potatoes, pouring the cream mixture over each layer.
5Sprinkle the grated cheese on top.
6Cover the dish with parchment paper and bake for about 1 hour at 240°C.
7Check the cooking by piercing the potatoes with a knife; they should be tender.
8Remove the parchment paper and continue baking for another 10 minutes to brown the top.