Potato gratin francois

8 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 pounds Medium Resset Potatoes, peel & sliced thin
2 cups Milk
2 cups Water
3 Cloves Garlic, minced
Sea Salt
3 Bay Leaves
Freshly Ground Nutmeg
Freshly Ground Pepper
1 cup Heavy Cream
10 ounces Gruyere Cheese, freshly grated

Directions

Oven 375°

Preheat oven to 375°. Place potatoes in lge. saucepan, cover with milk and water. Add garlic, salt and bay leaves. With pan partially covered, bring to boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium, stirring, about 10 minutes. Strain potaotes. Transfer half of potatoes to 8 cup gratin dish. Sprinkle with nutmeg, pepper half the cream and half the cheese. Cover with remaining potatoes and sprinkle again with pepper, nutmeg, remaining cream and cheese. Discard milk, water and herbs in which potatoes were cooked. Bake until crisp and golden on top, about 1 hr. Serve immediately.

Yield: 6 - 8 servings.

Recipe by: P.B. Post Archives Posted to EAT-L Digest 30 Mar 97 by Bill Spalding <billspa@...> on Mar 31, 1997

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