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Potato Gratin

This recipe is really easy. Just a little pre-cooking of the potatoes, then bung it all in a dish and in the oven for an hour.

You're rewarded with a delicious, bubbling mass of creamy potatoes, which are delicious with fresh vegetables or as an accompaniment to a main dish.

This simple recipe is just calling out for variations, so make sure you check out the ideas below.

If you're into experimenting, why not tell us what your favourite variation is? Then you can share it with everyone else.

	Ingredients
	Serves 4 1kg potatoes, scrubbed and sliced about 1/4 inch thick 1 medium onion, peeled 2 cloves garlic, peeled & crushed 150ml double cream 100ml milk 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard (or whatever you've got in stock) 100g strong cheese (e.g. mature Cheddar), grated Pinch of good quality salt

Method

Boil the potatoes for 10 minutes, until starting to soften.
Peel the onion and chop it in half. Cut it into thin slices.
Mix together the garlic, cream, milk and mustard. Taste and season with salt and pepper, if needed.
Grease an oven-proof dish and put in a layer of potatoes, followed by a layer of onions. Pour some of the cream mixture over each potato layer. Continue until all ingredients are used.
Pour any remaining cream mixture over the top, making sure all the top vegetables are coated.
Sprinkle the cheese on top.
Cook at 200 degrees C for about 45 minutes, until the potatoes are soft and the cheese is lightly browned and bubbling.

Delicious with fresh runner beans or a large salad.

Time From Cupboard-To-Table

About 60 minutes.

Notes & Variations for Potato Gratin

Variations:

This one works really well with mushrooms in the sauce. Use a double quantity of creamy mushrooms instead of the cream mixture. Note: you might want to make the creamy mushroom sauce a bit thinner, by adding 100ml of double cream.

Layer the mixture as in the recipe above and cook. Delicious!

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Ratings & Reviews

Rating	Comments
9/10	great
9/10	Great
9/10	because i love potatoes but it was too creamy for me.
2/10	nasty because it was too creamy, garlic and onion.
10/10	Absolutely delicious - and easy. To those who didn't like the cream, you could try using less cream and more milk.
9/10	Really easy and tasty. Loved the extragance of the cream and the onions / garlic aren't too strong. Guess if you don't like onions, garlic or cream, you probably shouldn't bother with this recipe! Added some seeds to the top and gave it a nice crunch.
10/10	mmmmmm. thank you!
9/10	Traditionally you should be able to taste garlic and onions. If its too strong, halve the amounts of onion and garlic, OR gently sautee both before creating the rest of the dish, just until they go slightly see thru (but not browned), as this will soften their flavour.
0/10	I really hated it it was too garlic and onion so i give it thumbs down!
10/10	I like it, even though i havn't tasted it yet.
9/10	Good mixture of potato and creaminess. I used leeks because I prefer them. Wonderful!
10/10	mmmm lovely
9/10	Perfect Balance of ingredients
9/10	Absolutely fantastic if you add smoked bacon to the mix.
10/10	I thought it was dreadful. Dreadful because I ate so much of this delicious but high in calories dish mmmmmmmmm.
9/10	Recipe was easy to follow and the result was amazing!

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