CREAMY POTATO GRATIN
The ultimate indulging side dish!! I know I usually preach healthy recipes, but sometimes you just have to relax and enjoy!!! This recipe is worth every calorie
Serves 8 (as a side)
Ingredients:
1.5kg starchy potatoes, peeled
1/2 cup cheddar cheese, grated, I used @merseyvalleycheddar
1/2 cup parmesan, grated
1 ¾ cups thickened cream
3/4 cup milk
2 tbsp butter, melted
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp sweet paprika
Sea salt/ Black pepper
Method:
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
Using a mandolin or sharp knife, cut potatoes into 1-2 cm slices.
To a large bowl, add the grated parmesan, grated cheddar, cream, milk, melted butter and spices. Season really well. Combine the mix. Add the potato slices to the cream mix. Get your hands dirty and coat all potato slices with the cream mix, making sure to separate slices that are sticking together.
Into a greased baking dish (mine was 11/22 inch), pick up piles of the potato slices and lay them down, facing upright and tuck them in quite tightly together. If you don’t have enough slices, just slice some more. Pour over the remaining mixture onto the potatoes. Cover with foil and bake in the oven for 1 hour.
After this time, remove the foil and continue baking for 25-30 minutes, or until golden and crispy on top.
Tip: Have a couple of extra potatoes in case you don’t have enough to fill your baking dish.
If you want to prepare them earlier, bake them with the foil on top for the first hour. Remove from the oven. Then when you’re 30 minutes off serving, remove the foil and bake for 25-30 mins.