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Potato Gratin

  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 onion
  • 1 clove garlic
  • a pinch of ground cloves
  • a pinch of ground mace
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • cracked pepper
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 1/2 lb potatoes, peeled, sliced 1/2 inch thick
  • 1/2 cup grated gruyere
  1. Preheat the oven to 425 F.
  2. In a saucepan combine the milk and cream.  Stir in the cloves, mace, salt, cracked pepper.  Add the onion, garlic, and bay leaf.
  3. Bring to a simmer.  Cover and remove from the heat to infuse.
  4. Meanwhile slice and peel the potatoes.
  5. Add the potatoes to the pot and return to a boil.  Cover, reduce heat to very low and simmer about 10 minutes, until tender when pierced with a fork.
  6. Pour the pot into a baking dish and remove the onion and bay leaf.
  7. Sprinkle on the cheese.
  8. Place in the oven and bake 15 minutes.

Category: Vegetables

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One Response

  1. nicole says:

    delicious, fattening, comfort

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