Gratin of Potatoes Girardet
A vegetable recipe for Gratin of Potatoes Girardet.
Ingredients
- 400 g Floury potatoes 20 g Unsalted butter (3/4 oz), 14 oz
- 1 x Small clove of garlic Salt, pepper, cayenne and
- 200 ml Milk - nutmeg, scant 1/2 pint
- 100 ml Double cream (scant 1/4 pint
Instructions
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Categories: Gratin Servings: 4
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IMPORTANT: The gratin is best if it is given gentle, slow cooking Peel the potatoes and cut them into thin slices about 3 mm (1/8 in) thick. ABOVE ALL, DO NOT WASH THEM. Peel and chop the clove of garlic very finely and mix it with the sclices of potato. Put the potatoes into a saucepan with just enough milk to cover them. Season with salt, pepper, cayenne and a few gratings of nutmeg. Put the pan over a fairly high heat and cook the potatoes for 4-5 minutes, or until you can see that the milk has blended and thickened a little with the starch given out by the potatoes. At this point, add half the cream and just bring the pan to the boil. Take it off the stove and taste for seasoning. Butter a gratin dish. This should be big enough to take the potatoes in a layer NOT MORE THAN 2 cm (3/4 in) THICK. Arrange the potatoes in the dish with their creamy milk. Add the rest of the cream and mix it in well. Sprinkle a few flakes of butter on the surface. Pre-heat the oven to 160 oC/320 oF. Bake the gratin at the bottom of the oven for a good 1 1/2 hours. Excellent with any plainly cooked poultry or roast meat. (From: Fredy Girardet, Cuisine spontanee) amyl