Dauphinoise potatoes
These creamy, garlicky potatoes make a fabulous side dish for any Sunday roast.
Equipment and preparation: You will need a large gratin dish.
Ingredients
- 1 kg/2lb 4oz baking potatoes, peeled and placed in a bowl of cold water to prevent them from browning (use floury potatoessuch as Russet, King Edward, Maris Piper or Desiree)
- 3-4 cloves garlic
- 500ml/17½fl oz double cream(you may need a bit extra)
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
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Preheat the oven to 160C/320F/Gas 2.
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Slice the potatoes into thin slices, about 3mm/⅛in thick. Place the slices into a bowl as you cut them.
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Trim the ends off the garlic cloves but don't peel. Grate the cloves on a grater. The flesh will go through the fine holes and the skins will be left behind. Scrape the grated garlic flesh into the bowl with the potatoes.
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Season the potatoes, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
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Pour the cream over the potatoes and mix well again.
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Place the potato slices into the gratin dish. They should come to just below the top of the dish. Press the potato down with the back of a spoon or your hands so it forms a solid layer. The cream should come to just below the top layer of potato (top up with more double cream if necessary).
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Place the potatoes in the oven and bake for 1-1½ hours, or until the potatoes are completely tender. (If the cream looks like it's splitting, your oven is too hot, so turn it down a bit.)
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Serve the dauphinoise as a side dish to roasted meat or poultry.
