Potatoes are one of the most versatile vegetables – with uses ranging from mash to hash browns, chips to wedges. One popular variation is dauphinoise potatoes, a creamy, cheesy way to eat potatoes.
Dauphinoise potatoes or gratin dauphinois as it is otherwise known, is a dish wish originates from France.
Sliced potatoes are typically baked in milk or cream, and the recipe specifically comes from the Dauphiné region in south-eastern France.
The delicious creamy potato dish can be served with a range of dishes, including as a topper to casseroles or bakes.
If you’d like to have a go at making dauphinoise potatoes, Express.co.uk has rounded up an easy recipe below.
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2. Using a mandolin or sharp knife, carefully cut the potatoes into very fine three mm slices.
Preheat the oven to gas mark five, 190C, fan 170C.
Grease a baking dish with the butter. Cut the potatoes into as uniform slices as possible, so that they cook evenly.
You want them to be as thin as possible too, so they don’t take a long time to cook through and so that you have lots of layers for the cream to coat and flavour
3. Pour the milk and cream into a large saucepan, add the garlic cloves and bay leaf.
Bring to the boil, then remove from the heat and add the nutmeg and some seasoning.
Remove the garlic and bay leaf. Infusing the milk helps flavour the whole dish, making it beautifully aromatic.
Using half milk and half cream helps to balance the richness, but you can alter the ratio if you prefer.
4. Add the sliced potatoes and onion to the milk, stir to coat. Transfer to the dish with a slotted spoon, layering as you go.
Use a fish slice or slotted spoon to transfer the potatoes and onion to the dish, leaving the infused milk and cream in the saucepan.
5. Pour over the infused milk and scatter over the cheese. The cream mixture should come to just below the potato.
Swap the cheese if you like: Roquefort will add a punchy flavour, while mozzarella will add gooeyness.
6. Bake for one hour to one hour and 15 mins, covering with foil once golden.
It’s ready when the top is golden and bubbling and the potatoes are tender all the way through.
Test if it’s ready by piercing the centre with a sharp knife, it should go through easily.
If not, bake for 10 mins more, then check again. Leave to stand for at least five minutes, then top with the thyme sprigs, if you like.
