The Ultimate Potato Gratin
One of the greatest side dishes. Slices of potato cooked in cream and garlic and topped with lots of cheese.
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Ingredients
- 1.5 kg Potatoes maris piper/king Edwards
- 1 Onion sliced
- 4 Cloves of garlic chopped
- 20 g Fresh thyme chopped
- 568 ml Milk 1 pint
- 600 ml Double cream
- 80 g Parmesan plus extra for on top
- ¼ tsp Nutmeg
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170C Fan.
- Heat some oil in a large pot over a medium to high heat. Add the sliced onion and cook for a few minutes until it softens.
- Chuck in the garlic and chopped thyme and cook for a further minute.
- Pour in the double cream and milk, and then add the parmesan, nutmeg, salt, and pepper then stir it well.
- Slice the potatoes thinly, approx. 3mm thick. Add them into the pot with the cream, then stir well to split the slices of potato up.
- Bring it to a simmer and cook until the cream thickens slightly.
- Spoon the potatoes into an oven proof dish, then pour over any remaining cream, leaving a gap of about 1cm at the top.
- Bake it for about 45 minutes, or until golden and bubbling. Leave it to stand for a few minutes before serving. Enjoy.
