Delicious Dauphinoise Potatoes
The ultimate comfort food- cheesy potato in a creamy sauce that's a guaranteed hit at any gathering. Serve as a side to anything you like- from a full roast to salads!
Dauphinoise potatoes, or Potatoes au Gratin are the ultimate comfort food- creamy cheesy sauce saturates thinly sliced potato to create heaven in every bite. This dish is certainly not low calorie, but it is the ultimate comfort food! Surprisingly simple to make, this dish is my go-to for any (and all) dinner parties/ events.
Ingredients
Peeled potatoes thinly sliced width-ways - allow aprox 2 medium sized potatoes per person
Double cream/ heavy cream- this will be used to layer in between the potato, allow 2 tbsp per layer I find a 300ml tub is just enough
Cheddar cheese (grated)- you'll need a generous handful per layer - I find a 350g packet will normally suffice
Salt and pepper to taste
Method
Preheat the oven to 230C/ 450F and thinly slice the potatoes widthways to create disk shapes.
Grease a baking/Pyrex dish and add a layer of cream at the bottom, add the potato slices as a layer until the bottom of the dish is covered trying not to leave any holes. Add a thin layer of cream- try to cover as much of the potato layer as possible, cover the cream and potatoes with a thin layer of grated cheddar, then add salt and pepper to taste. Add another layer of potatoes, again trying not to leave any holes, add the cream, cheddar, and season. Repeat this process until the dish is full. Add one final layer of cream and top with cheddar.
Bake for 30-40 minutes until the potato is soft and the cheese is bubbling.