Gratin Des Pommes De Terre De Fonte (Melting Potatoes)
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 4 1⁄2 lbs potatoes
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 scallions
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme, minced
- 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg, fresh ground
- 1 3⁄4 teaspoons salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon white pepper, fresh ground
- 3 cups half-and-half
- 2 tablespoons butter
directions
- Peel and cut potatoes into paper thin slices. Rinse with cold water and drain. Peel and mince garlic. Trim and mince scallions.
- In a bowl, stir together garlic, scallions, thyme, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
- Heat oven to 300°F
- Butter a 3- to 4-quart heatproof baking-serving dish. Put a layer of potatoes on the bottom of the dish and sprinkle with the scallion-garlic mixture.
- Repeat 4 times, finishing with a layer of potatoes. Pour in just enough half-and-half to cover the potatoes. Cover the dish and set over very low heat on the stove for 20 minutes.
- Remove cover, dot with butter, and bake until potatoes are tender, about 2 ½ hours.
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