Gratin is the term used when you compose a dish made of vegetables (most of the time) and then you place it in the oven to bake, obtain a crispy and golden dish.
This dish is a specialty from a french region called Le Dauphin?.
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:) Recipe for 4 peeps.

You will need the following Ingredients

.8-10 potatoes (about 1kgr)
.25 cl milk
.30 cl fresh cream /fraiche cream
.1 square of butter
.1 onion (slice up)
.20 grs of grated cheese
(emmental, mature cheddar...)
.Pinch of Salt & Pepper

You also need
a Spatule &
Baking plate

-Prepare your oven to thermostat 7 or 210* C
-Clean then peel potatoes.
-Slice up each potatoe (slice of 3-4mm)
-Rinse slices
-Pour milk into large sauce pan
-Place slices into milk
-Bring slices to the boil for about 10 mins
-Add butter, salt & peper stir lightly with your spatule
-Add cream
-Turn down stove to medium
-From time to time stir lightly mixture to avoid potatoes to attach to bottom of pan

*Dress Baking plate with Butter
-Add cream then stir mixture
-Keep mixture on stove about 10 mins
-Remove all mixture from pan

-Dispose carefully into baking plate 1st layer of potatoes slices & then scatter grated cheese over layer
-Dispose another layer & scatter cheese.

*Place baking plate in oven for about 15-20 mins. When Baked turn over to grill in order to obtain crispy layer with golden colour.
*Remove plate from oven.
*Cool down your gratin for a short while.

(A) Ready to serve! :) www.inmagine.com
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This dish goes well with vegetables, fish or meat :P

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