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How I make potatoes gratin

My version of Potatoes gratin

Hi, everyone! I’m back again with another delicious recipe that is very easy to make with potatoes.

In case you’ve never heard about potato gratin, let me briefly explain the dish to you. Potatoes gratin or Potatoes au gratin is basically layers of thinly sliced potato with cream and cheese, baked in the oven until golden brown and crisp. The dish is called “Potatoes gratin” because “gratin” refers to any dish that is topped with cheese or bread crumbs mixed with butter. And that is the basic definition of traditional potatoes gratin. What I would like to introduce to you today is slightly different as I have added a little twist to the dish to make it more flavourful.

Traditional Potatoes gratin. Source: Pinterest

Ingredients

For my version of Potatoes gratin, you will need:

  • Russet potatoes (thinly slides)
  • Heavy cream
  • Grounded beef
  • Onion (choped into cubes)
  • Shredded cheese
  • Minced garlic

Let’s cook!

Step 1: Potatoes layer

Soak the potatoes slices in cool water to remove all the excess starch.

Step 2: Beef layer

* You can replace grounded beef with any other grounded meat that you prefer.

Heat up a pan on the stove. Add a little bit of oil to saute the garlic until fragrant. Add the beef and keep string to let it cook roughly. Season with salt and pepper. You only need to cook the beef 75% since it will be cooked again later in the oven and you would not want your beef to be dry and burnt from overcooking. Set the meat aside.

Step 3: Onion cream layer

On the same pan, use the remained oil to saute the onion until transparent. Add as much heavy cream as you want and bring it to boil. Season with salt and pepper.

Step 4: Build the layers

Grease a baking tray or a casserole with butter or oil. Layer the ingredients in the order of potatoes, meat, onion cream.

Step 4: Bake in oven

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Bake the dish for 20-30 minutes.

Take the dish out to spread a nice and thick layer of shredded cheese on top and put it back in the oven for another 5-8 minutes.

And done!

This is what it should look like after the first bake!

I hope you have a fun time cooking this dish! See you in the next blog!

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