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How To Make Potatoes Au Gratin

Alex Connell, Principal Tutor and Chef of the Cordon Vert Cooking School prepares a potatoes au gratin in this tutorial. This dish is creamy, cheesy, delicious and easy to make. Enlarge

How To Make Potatoes Au Gratin

Alex Connell, Principal Tutor and Chef of the Cordon Vert Cooking School prepares a potatoes au gratin in this tutorial. This dish is creamy, cheesy, delicious and easy to make.

Prep:
10m
Cook:
40m
Total:
50m
Serves:
4
Temp:
180° c  -  360° f

Ingredients

  • 500 ml milk
  • 100 ml cream
  • 1 onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 1 kg potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1 tsp cornflour
  • 1 tbsp water
  • 150 g cheese, grated

Step 1: Soften The Potatoes

Add 500ml milk to a sauce-pan and heat. Add 100ml cream, 1 thinly sliced onion and 1 crushed garlic clove. Then add in 1kg of potatoes, peeled and finely sliced. Cook for around 5 minutes to soften the potatoes.

Step 2: Remove The Potatoes

Transfer the potatoes to a casserole dish.

Step 3: Make The Sauce

Add 1 tsp cornflour and 1 tbsp water to a small bowl. Stir and add to the pan containing the cream and milk. Add 150g grated cheese to the pan. Stir.

Step 4: Pour And Bake

Pour the sauce over the potatoes. Place the casserole dish in the oven and bake for 25 minutes at 180C.

Step 5: Sprinkle And Serve

Take out of the oven. Sprinkle some grated cheese and return to the oven for another 10 minutes. Remove and Serve.