Potatoes Au Gratin
That cream sauce though.
Author: The Chef
Cuisine: American
Recipe type: Breakfast
Ingredients
- 6 russet potatoes, cleaned and peeled
- 2 tbsp. butter, plus more for pan
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1½ c. cream
- ¼ c. milk
- 1 tbsp. freshly chopped thyme
- pinch of nutmeg
- kosher salt
- red pepper flakes
- 1½ c. shredded Gruyere
- ½ c. freshly grated Parmesan
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°. Butter a baking dish well and set aside. Slice potatoes ¼" thick and place in water to keep from browning.
- Heat butter over medium heat and add garlic. Sauce until fragrant about 1 minute. Add cream, milk, thyme, nutmeg, salt, and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low. Let simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Layer ⅓rd of potatoes, slightly overlapping, in prepared dish then pour ⅓ of cream mixture over potatoes. Repeat with remaining potatoes and cream to make two more layers. Sprinkle gruyere over top.
- Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes. Uncover, sprinkle with parmesan and continue baking until potatoes are tender and top is golden, 15 to 20 minutes.
