Basic potato gratin

Name: Basic potato gratin
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6 Servings
Cuisine: french
Ingredients: 1.5 lbs potatoes; 2 cups whipping cream; 1 clove garlic; 0.25 tsp nutmeg (ground); butter for greasing; salt; pepper

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Difficulty

Easy 👌

min.

Preparation

min.

Baking

min.

Resting

Ingredients

Servings:-6+

700 g	potatoes
500 ml	whipping cream
1 clove	garlic
¼ tsp	nutmeg (ground)
	butter for greasing
	salt
	pepper

Metric

Imperial

How-To Videos

How to prepare garlic

How to grate nutmeg

Utensils

baking dish
oven
cutting board
knife
vegetable peeler
mandoline
whisk

Nutrition per serving

Cal
335

Protein
4 g

Fat
20 g

Carb
26 g

Step 1/3
- 1 clove garlic
- butter for greasing
- baking dish
- oven
- cutting board
- knife
Preheat oven to 170°C/340°F. Peel and cut the clove of garlic in half. Rub baking dish first with cut side of the garlic and then grease with butter.
Step 2/3
- 700 g potatoes
- vegetable peeler
- mandoline
Peel potatoes if desired and cut into thin slices. Arrange the slices in overlapping layers in the baking dish.
Step 3/3
- 500 ml cream
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- salt
- pepper
- oven
- whisk
Generously season heavy cream with nutmeg, salt and pepper and pour over potatoes. Bake in preheated oven at 170°C/340°F on the bottom rack for approx. 40 – 45 min. until golden. Allow to cool for 5 min. before serving.