Potatoes With Onions And Beer

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 cups potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/16 inch thick (russet, yukon gold or rose,)
• 1 cup beer
• 3 tablespoons butter (divided ) or 3 tablespoons margarine (divided )
• 4 cups coarsely chopped onions
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt (divided )
• fresh ground pepper
• 1 cup grated gruyere cheese

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, toss the potatoes with the beer.
• 2 melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a dutch oven, add the chopped onions and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and some freshly ground pepper. stir. cover and simmer slowly for 15 minutes, checking that onions do not burn.
• 3 preheat the oven to 350°f butter a 2-quart rectangular or oval baking dish 14 inches by 8 inches by 2 inches.
• 4 overlap one-third of the potato slices in one layer; season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and freshly ground pepper. sprinkle on one-third of the gruyere and half the braised onions. continue with more layers, ending with cheese (do not salt the top layer). there will be only 2 layers of onions. pour any remaining beer over the onions and dot the top with the remaining tablespoon of butter.
• 5 bake on the middle shelf of the oven until potatoes are soft, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.