Gratineed Potatoes Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a medium casserole dish.
• Layer 1/2 of the potatoes into bottom of the prepared casserole dish. Top with the onion slices, and add the remaining potatoes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• In a medium-size saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Mix in the flour and salt, and stir constantly with a whisk for one minute. Stir in milk. Cook until mixture has thickened. Stir in cheese all at once, and continue stirring until melted, about 30 to 60 seconds. Pour cheese over the potatoes, and cover the dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake 1 1/2 hours in the preheated oven.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Stir in flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat; stir in cheese until melted. Add potatoes and onion., Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake 1 hour. Uncover; bake 30-40 minutes or until the potatoes are tender. If desired, top with additional pepper.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Slice and discard the stem and top of each tomato; arrange the tomatoes in a baking dish. Season with salt and pepper, and drizzle with olive oil.
• Combine grated cheese and garlic in a small bowl. Peel potato, and grate on the large holes of the box grater. Squeeze out moisture, and toss with cheese mixture. Season with nutmeg, and sprinkle mixture over tomatoes, creating an even covering.
• Place in oven, and bake until tomatoes are soft and crust is golden and crisp, 20 to 25 minutes, depending on the tomatoes' ripeness. Remove from oven, and serve.

Steps:

• Crisp potatoes in bowl of cold water; drain and pat dry.
• Grease a shallow gratin dish, large enough to hold potato slices in two layers. Arrange half of them in dish.
• Sprinkle half of the garlic, salt, pepper and cheese over the slices.
• Arrange the remaining slices over this layer and sprinkle with remaining seasoning and cheese.
• Pour on the milk.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes. Check after 30 minutes. If potatoes are dry, add a little milk. The potatoes are served moist but not liquidy.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 160C/Gas 4/fan oven 140C. Rub the butter all over the surface of a gratin dish, about 18x28cm/7x11in. Peel and slice the potatoes to a width of 3mm/1⁄8in. Lay the slices on a clean tea towel and pat dry. Keep them covered with the tea towel while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
• Pour the milk and cream into a saucepan. Add the garlic, thyme and shallot (if using). Slowly heat the milk and, just as it is about to reach boiling point and you see bubbles appearing around the edge of the pan, remove it from the heat. Strain the liquid into a large jug, sprinkle in the nutmeg and keep warm.
• Layer half the potato slices in the dish, slightly overlapping the slices and sprinkling with a little salt and freshly ground pepper between each layer. You don't have to be too neat with the lower layers, but keep some of your best slices for later, so the top looks good.
• Pour half the hot milk and cream over the potatoes, then finish off layering the rest of the potatoes (arranging them a bit more carefully this time). Pour over the rest of the hot milk and cream. Scatter the cheese over the top and bake for about one hour, until golden and tender. Leave the dish to stand for about 5 minutes, then serve sprinkled with a few fresh thyme leaves.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Wrap garlic cloves in aluminum foil and bake until garlic is tender, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside. When cool enough to handle, squeeze roasted garlic from skins and set aside. Leave oven at 400 degrees.
• Scrub potatoes and place in a large pot of cold water. Bring water to a boil, add 3 teaspoons salt, and reduce heat. Gently boil until potatoes are tender, about 40 to 50 minutes. Remove from heat and drain. Hold hot potatoes in a clean dish towel and peel.
• While potatoes are boiling, warm milk in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until bubbles form around the edges.
• Bring a large pot of water to a simmer. Using a ricer or a food mill, puree potatoes into a large metal bowl, then place bowl over the pot of simmering water. Add the roasted garlic, warm milk, Parmesan, butter, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper to potatoes and stir until smooth and creamy. Cover bowl with aluminum foil and keep warm over the barely simmering water until ready to use.
• Meanwhile, wipe mushrooms with a cloth or soft brush to remove dirt. Remove and discard mushroom stems. Place mushroom caps in a large roasting pan, stem side down, and drizzle with 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Turn and drizzle with remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil, and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon pepper, and thyme leaves. Place pan in oven and bake mushrooms until tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove mushrooms from oven and heat broiler. Spoon about 1/2 cup potato puree onto each mushroom.
• Place under broiler until potatoes are golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes and serve immediately.