
Potato Gratin Recipe
Autor: Damián Serrano Personas: 4 Tiempo: Dificultad: Fácil
Ingredientes
- 4 large potatoes, sliced half a centimeter thick
- Bechamel (you can see how to do it here [1])
- Grated cheese (parmesan, grana padano or emmental)
- Olive oil for frying
- Salt
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Elaboración
- Make the bechamel [1].
- Deep-fry the potatoes in olive oil until they begin to brown.
- Stir occasionally to prevent burning the ones at the bottom, but carefully.
- Once the potatoes are fries, drain them thoroughly and place them on paper towels.
- Cover them also with paper towels to remove the excess oil on both sides.
- Salt potatoes to to taste.
- Preheat oven to 180ºC, heat up and down.
- In a baking dish, place some bechamel on the base.
- Make a layer of potatoes.
- Spoon some more bechamel on top of the potatoes and smooth the top.
- Repeat steps 5 and 6 until finish the potatoes.
- Sprinkle over some grated cheese.
- Bake the potatoes for 10 minutes in the preheated oven.
- Bake now on high temperature, heat only on top, until the surface becomes gold and brown.
Sugerencias, trucos y consejos
- You can serve this dish as a starter or as garnish.
- The type of cheese is of your choice, the one you like.