Recipe Potato au Gratin

Yorky

RIP 21/01/2024
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Ingredients
  • 1 tblsp butter
  • 1 tblsp sieved flour
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 160 ml milk
  • 80 gms shredded cheese (I used Wensleydale)
  • 250 gm potato
  • 50 gms chopped shallots
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • Pepper

Method.
  • Scrub and slice the potato about 5 mm thick.
  • Preheat the oven to 175°C.
  • In a wok, combine the milk, butter, flour, salt and pepper over low heat whisking continuously until the sauce thickens. Simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Remove from heat; stir in cheese until melted. Add the potatoes, shallots and garlic and mix.
  • Transfer to an oiled baking dish.
  • Cover and bake for 1 hour at 175°C.
  • Uncover and bake for 30 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
  • Top with additional pepper.
 
A gorgeous crispy golden potato top. I like the straightforward instructions and the way a few humble ingredients can be made into something which looks so delicious.

Did you use the halogen oven?
 
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