Potatoes au Gratin
Total time
Author: Susan Lester
Recipe type: side dish
Cuisine: American
Serves: 12 servings
- Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
- ½ cup Butter.
- ½ cup flour
- Salt and Pepper, to taste
- Pinch of ground Nutmeg
- 4 cups Milk
- 4 Russet Potatoes, thinly sliced
- 1 Onion, thinly sliced
- 2 cups Cheddar Cheese, grated
- ½ cup Parmesan Cheese, grated
- Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a large saucepan, over medium heat, melt butter.
- Whisk in flour, salt, pepper, and nutmeg
- When flour absorbs butter, gently whisk in 4 cups Milk.
- Stir continuously for about 8 minutes until sauce thickens, then remove from heat.
- Spray a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with non-stick spray.
- Pour enough sauce in the bottom of pan to thinly coat it.
- Thinly slice Russet Potatoes and onion (I used my mandolin for this - even slices ensure even baking).
- Add one layer of potatoes.
- Scatter sliced onions.
- Cover with grated cheese.
- Cover with cream sauce.
- Repeat.
- Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes.
- Remove foil and sprinkle top with grated Parmesan cheese.
- Return to oven and continue to bake for 20 minutes, or until potatoes can be pierced easily with a fork.
- Allow to set for about 10 minutes before serving.
Recipe by Create Amazing Meals at https://createamazingmeals.com/2012/09/madeira-pork-chops-with-potatoes-au-gratin-and-sweet-carrots.html
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