French Dauphinoise Potatoes
Thinly sliced potatoes baked in milk and cream and topped with delicious melty cheese!
Equipment
- Mandolin
- Sharp knife
- Chopping board
- pyrex or oven dish
- Blender or whisk
- Fine Grater
- Cheese grater
Ingredients
Cream Sauce
- 400 ml whole milk
- 200 ml single cream
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- pinch white pepper
- 2 cloves garlic
Potatoes
- 200 g potatoes
- 200 g gruyere
- 100 g mature cheddar
- salt and pepper see recipe below
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 160°C.
- Add all the cream sauce ingredients to a bowl or blender cup and whisk or blend until smooth.
- Using a mandolin finely slice your potatoes into about 2 inch thickness slices and set aside.
- Butter your oven dish generously and rub all over with a chopped piece of garlic.
- Start your first layer with potatoes, lay them flat overlapping each other to cover the entire area of the dish, then add a little cream sauce to cover the layer.
- Then season the layer with a pinch of salt and black pepper and add a small sprinkle of cheese.
- Repeat steps 5 and 6 until you have enough layers or have filled the dish.
- Cover the potatoes with foil and place in the pre-heated oven and bake for 2 hours 15 minutes at 160°C.
- After the times up check the potatoes and if done to your liking remove the foil and top with the remaining cheese about 200 grams and put back in the oven for 15 minutes at 200°C.
- Remove from oven and allow to rest for 15 minutes before serving!
Notes
TIPS -
- Use a mandolin to slice the potatoes for a consistent thickness and size for even cooking.
- Buy whole cheese and grate yourself. Already grated cheese has additives that stop the cheese melting in that amazing glossy way.
- Season each layer after pouring the cream to keep the seasoning in the right layer.
- Season each layer with just a pinch of salt and black pepper. Do not over do it.
- Making the dish for a dinner party? Make it ahead by completing steps 1-8 and remove from the oven and leave the foil on. Simply complete the final steps before serving.