Elegant Potatoes Au Gratin Food

SIMPLE AU GRATIN POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Stir in flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat; stir in cheese until melted. Add potatoes and onion., Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake 1 hour. Uncover; bake 30-40 minutes or until the potatoes are tender. If desired, top with additional pepper.

ELEGANT POTATOES AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Boil potatoes in jackets, cool in refrigerator.
• Peel and shred using medium grater.
• Shred cheese with same grater.
• Butter 2 quart casserole.
• Alternate layers of potatoes and cheese in casserole; sprinkle with salt.
• Pour cream over potato cheese layers.
• Combine crumbs and butter; sprinkle over top.
• Refrigerate, covered.
• Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree oven until heated through, 55-65 minutes.

POTATOES AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter a 1 1/2 quart baking dish with about 1 tablespoon of the softened butter.
• Arrange a layer of potatoes in the baking dish, and sprinkle some of the cheeses over them. Continue layering potatoes and cheeses until you've used them all, ending with a layer of potatoes.
• In a small bowl, whisk the cream with the salt and pepper; pour this over the potatoes. Dot the remaining butter over the top and sprinkle with the paprika. Bake for 1 to 1 1/4 hours, or until the potatoes are tender and golden brown on top. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

AU GRATIN POTATOES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
• In a saucepan, combine the sliced potatoes, cream or milk, garlic, salt and pepper. Heat this mixture until it is just coming to a boil. Immediately reduce the heat to a gentle simmer. Do not let the cream come to a hard boil. Cook for 5 or 6 minutes, or until the potatoes are almost tender but not fully cooked.
• If you are using the cornstarch mixture to thicken the sauce: In a small jar, blend the cornstarch with water. Stir this mixture into the potatoes and simmer until it is thickened, which will be about 1 minute. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in 1/4 cup of the Gruyere cheese plus the Parmesan cheese.
• Transfer the potato and cheese mixture to lightly greased 8"x8" (20.5 x 20.5 cm) baking dish. Make sure they are evenly layered.
• Sprinkle the remaining grated Gruyere cheese over the potatoes. Bake in a preheated 350ºF (180ºC) oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until the top is golden brown.
• Remove from the oven and let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

SCALLOPED POTATOES (AU GRATIN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400ºF and generously butter a 3-quart (9 x 13-inch) casserole dish. Layer ½ of the potato sliced into bottom. In a medium-size saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and sauté onion with garlic for 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer onion mixture over the potatoes in the prepared casserole dish; set aside.
• Return saucepan to stovetop and pour cold milk. Bring to a simmer and add cheese, stirring until cheese has melted completely. Pour cornstarch mixture and stir until sauce thickens. Pour ½ cheese sauce over onion mixture and season with black pepper and cayenne. Add the remaining potatoes and pour the remaining sauce; season with black pepper and cayenne once again. Cover dish with greased aluminum foil and bake 1 ½ hours in the preheated oven. Remove foil for the last 15 minutes for golden brown top.
• Note: Sprinkle with Panko® for extra crispiness or use green onions and, crumbled and cooked bacon.

DUCHESS POTATOES AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Cook potatoes in water in a large sauce pan until tender.
• Drain and mash.
• Mix remaining ingredients, (except cooking spray) in a large bowl.
• Add to potatoes.
• Whip smooth with a hand mixer.
• Pipe onto a greased baking sheet using a large star tip in a pastry bag into 12 swirls, or spoon about 1/3 of a cup into mounds.
• Spray with cooking spray for a crispier crust if desired.
• Bake in 425° F oven for about 20 minutes until tips are golden brown.