Gratin
Dauphinois Recipe serve 6
Step 1:
Preheat oven to 360ºF (180 ºC). Slice the potatoes into thin
slices (1/8 inch thick). Rinse in cold water. Drain and dry in a towel
Step 2: Put the potatoes
in a pan and cover with milk. Add salt
Step 3: Bring to the
boil starting at moderate heat for 5 minutes then low heat for 10 minutes.
Stir from time to time.
Step 4: Rub a fireproof
dish with garlic and grease it well with butter. Transfer half of the
potatoes in the gratin dish. Add half the cheese, double cream and pepper
to the layer. Put the second half of the potatoes and cover with the
cheese and double cream left.
Step 5: Put the dish
in the oven and cook for 1 hour at 360ºF (180 ºC). Gratin
Dauphinois is ready when the top is gold and brown.
Wine suggestion: Red
Bordeaux
wine or Beaujolais
Villages, not too dry white wine (French
Wine Guide).
Bon appétit!