Quick And Easy Dauphinoise Potato Food

EASY DAUPHINOISE POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 160C / 140C fan / gas mark 3 / 325F. Lightly grease a baking dish with butter. (See Note 2)
• Peel the potatoes and slice them finely - you are aiming for 2-3mm (⅛ inch) thick. But don't worry, they don't have to be perfect, this recipe is very forgiving!
• As soon as you have sliced each potato, place the slices in the large bowl of cold water.
• Mix the cream, garlic, ¾ of the thyme leaves, salt and pepper together in a jug.
• Drain the potatoes.
• Layer the potatoes and the cream mixture: a layer of potatoes first, then a couple of tablespoons of the cream mixture, then another layer of potatoes, then another layer of cream and so on, until all the potatoes have been used. Finish by pouring all the remaining cream over the top of the last layer of potatoes. Try to keep each layer as flat as possible and don't overlap the potatoes too much.
• Cover the dish tightly with foil and place in you preheated oven for 1 hour.
• After 1 hour, turn the oven up to 220C / 200C fan / gas mark 7 / 425F, then remove the potatoes from the oven and take off the foil. Scatter with the cheese and the remaining thyme and return the potatoes to the oven for a further 15-20 minutes, or until the top is golden brown.

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.