Creamy Dauphinoise Layered Potatoes Food

POTATOES DAUPHINOISE

Steps:

• Variation: This recipe also works well with orange sweet potato (kumera).
• If using sweet potato, try substituting the nutmeg with a generous sprinkling of caraway seeds over each layer.
• Yum!
• Grease a 6 cup capacity ovenproof dish generously with the butter or margarine then smear the garlic around the bottom and sides of the dish.
• (I use a round glass pyrex dish.) Peel potatoes and slice thinly into rounds.
• (I use the slicing blade of my food processor).
• Line the bottom of the dish with a single layer of overlapping potato slices.
• Sprinkle generously with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
• Repeat this layering and sprinkling process until you have used all of the potato slices.
• In a large jug, combine cream and milk and stir well.
• Pour this mixture over the potato slices, gently easing the potato away from the sides of the dish to allow the liquid to penetrate evenly.
• Place the dish onto a microwave safe plate and cook, uncovered, in a microwave on MEDIUM HIGH for 15- 20 minutes.
• Check occasionally.
• If the liquid in the potatoes boils over, simply pour it from the plate back into the dish and continue cooking.
• Microwave just until you can push the blade of a sharp knife through the potato layers without feeling any crunchy resistance.
• Having reached this stage you can go on to cook the dish in the oven or cover with plastic wrap and keep in the refrigerator for several hours or more before cooking.
• Pre-set your oven to 180°C (350°F).
• Sprinkle the top of the potatoes with the grated cheese and place the dish on an upper shelf in the oven for 20 minutes or until the top turns golden brown.
• (This may take slightly longer if taking the dish straight from the refrigerator.) To serve, cut into wedges and remove each wedge carefully with a spatula.

POTATO DAUPHINOISE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 180 C or 350 F with the rack in the center.
• . In a large bowl combine heavy cream, water & egg yolks, then add in dry rosemary, bay leaves, parsley, nutmeg & minced garlic cloves. Mix well.
• Arrange the sliced potatoes into a baking dish (approx. 35 x 25cm) into a single layer & season with salt and pepper. Pour in over the potatoes the cream mixture enough to cover. Repeat this with the remaining potatoes. Cover the dish with foil and bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes (depends on the type of potatoes you will use) or until the potatoes are tender.
• . Remove the foil from the dish, then sprinkle with 4 tbsp. of Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs to give crunchiness. Bake for another 10 minutes or until the potatoes are golden.
• Enjoy!

CREAMY POTATO DAUPHINOISE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F
• Place the sliced potatoes in a bowl of cold water to prevent them from browning. Rinse, then pat dry with kitchen paper.
• Place the cream, milk and garlic in a large saucepan and bring to a gentle simmer.
• Add the potatoes, cover and simmer for 10 mins until just tender. Season well.
• Transfer to a buttered, ovenproof dish and sprinkle over the cheese.
• Bake for 25 mins until golden.
• Serve with a leafy green salad.

CREAMY DAUPHINOISE LAYERED POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C / 320F / Gas 2
• You need a dish deep enough and large enough to hold the potatoes & liquid. For 4 medium potatoes, I used an oven dish measuring 10"x 6" and 2" deep (inches).
• Peel potatoes and then slice to a thickness or 3 -4 mm. Any thinner and the potatoes will turn into mush when cooking. Once peeled, rinse & dry them on a clean tea cloth and transfer to a large mixing bowl.
• Add your herbs, grated garlic, salt, pepper and butter, (break the butter into little bits) and use your hands and carefully mix everything well so the potato slices are coated nicely.
• Layer the slices in your dish, covering all the gaps, keep layering until done.
• Add the milk / cream and gently push down the potatoes to coat them with the liquid
• **** Remember, if using milk, add 1 Tablespoon Cornstarch to the milk, stir to dissolve then add to the potatoes.
• Place in a baking tray (to catch any spills). Put in the oven for cooking. Depending on how large your dish, cooking times will be between 1 and 1 1/2 hours. A guide will be the golden colour on the top, and also if you poke a knife in the potatoes, you can feel if they are cooked.
• When you are ready to serve, use a knife to cut the portions, and then a slotted spoon to scoop the potatoes. If you have used milk there will be a little liquid left in the bottom of the dish. I sometimes use this liquid to add to a soup....it's delicious and I don't like to throw things away!

ROAST CHICKEN WITH PARMESAN & THYME DAUPHINOISE POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 190C/170C/gas 5. Brush a quarter of the butter over a medium casserole dish, arrange a layer of potatoes in the bottom of the dish, then scatter with a little parmesan, thyme, a drizzle of the cream and salt and pepper. Continue until you've used up all the potato slices, most of the thyme (reserve some to serve, if you like) and about half the cream, then pour the rest of the cream over the final layer.
• Season the chicken with salt and pepper and put the thyme stalks, garlic and bay in the cavity, then rub over the remaining butter. For the best results, sit a roasting rack or ovenproof cooling rack over the gratin dish and sit the chicken over the gratin so the juices can drip into the potatoes. If you don't have a roasting or cooling rack, simply sit the chicken in the middle of the gratin. Roast for 1 hr 20 mins until the chicken skin is golden and it's cooked through. To check, pierce the thigh with a skewer - the juices should run clear.
• When the chicken is ready, remove everything from the oven and turn it up to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Use tongs to lift the chicken onto a board, allowing any juices from the cavity to drizzle over the potatoes as you lift it. Remove the rack, if using, and use a spatula to press the potatoes down, then return to the oven for 10 mins to brown while the chicken rests. Remove the potatoes from the oven, scatter over the reserved thyme, if you like, and leave for 5 mins before serving alongside the chicken. Serve with leafy greens like cabbage or kale.

DAUPHINOISE POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5.
• Tip 500ml double cream, 500ml milk and 3 garlic cloves into a large saucepan and bring to a simmer.
• Slice 8 large potatoes very finely, about 3-4mm, add them to the cream and simmer for 3 mins until just cooked.
• Gently stir to separate the potato and stop it sinking and catching on the bottom of the pan.
• Remove the potatoes with a slotted spoon and place in a wide shallow ovenproof dish so that they are about 5cm in depth.
• Pour over the garlic infused cream (discarding the garlic) - just enough to seep through the layers and leave a little moisture on the surface.
• Scatter over 100g grated gruyère cheese, if using, then bake for 30 mins until the potatoes are soft and browned - increase the heat for 5 mins if not brown enough.

DAUPHINOISE POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200C / 180C Fan / Gas Mark 5. Grease the dish you will be cooking in.
• Peel potatoes and slice to roughly the thickness of a pound coin.
• Peel and chop the onion.
• Crush the garlic and finely chop the herbs and mix in with the cream.
• Layer the potatoes on the bottom of the dish you will cook them in and pour a small amount of cream over them.
• Sprinkle some of the onion on top of the potato and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Repeat steps 5 and 6 until all the potato and onion is gone then pour the remainder of the cream on top.
• When ready to cook, place in the oven for approximately 1 hour or until the top is crisp and golden assuring that the potato is cooked thoroughly.
• Serve and enjoy!