Gratin Dauphinois (cheese / Cream Potatoes)

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 lbs waxy potatoes
• 1/2 pint milk
• salt and pepper
• grated nutmeg
• 3 ounces butter
• 1/2 pint double cream
• 1 garlic clove
• 5 ounces grated gruyere cheese

Recipe

• 1 heat the oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 peel the potatoes, wipe clean with a damp cloth and cut them into thin slices.
• 3 do not wash or soak them in water as this would remove the starch essential to the correct consistency of the dish.
• 4 pour the milk into a large saucepan, season with salt, freshly ground pepper and nutmeg to taste and add the butter cut into small pieces.
• 5 place over a medium heat, beat with a birch (wire) whisk and bring slowly to boiling point, add the potatoes and the cream gradually, reduce the heat and simmer very slowly for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• 6 rub a large gratin dish with the cut clove of garlic, butter it generously and pour in the potato mixture.
• 7 scatter the cheese on top and bake very slowly for 1 1/2 hours until a crisp brown crust has formed.
• 8 serve immediately.