Lunch for My Parents – Side: Potato Gratin

This recipe is from Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. I do have better Gratin recipes. I found this one to be a tad on the dry side.

Ingredients

5 royal blues potatoes or Desiree
¼ cup cream
¼ cup milk

15g butter

1/2 cup freshly grated gruyere or parmesan
1tsp. grated nutmeg

3 sprigs thyme
Salt and pepper

Time: 40 minutes
Serves: 6-8

Method

·         Pre heat the oven to 180C

·         Peel and mandolin or very finely slice the potatoes.

·         Grease a baking tray and line with grease proof paper.

·         Layer the thin slices of potatoes.

·         Every third layer add a little of the milk, cream, a few knobs of butter, a sprinkle of nutmeg, a few thyme leaves and salt and pepper. Make sure that you press down on each layer.

·         Finish with a little parmesan.

·         Place another sheet of grease proof paper on top of potatoes and another tray.

·         Bake for 30-40 minutes in the oven.

·         Now remove the top tray and top layer of grease proof paper and finish under the grill until golden brown