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Welsh Style Dauphinoise Potatoes (Potato au Gratin)

A creamy potato and leek side dish which goes brilliantly with roasted meats.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Serving Size 6 people

Ingredients

  • 4 large white potatoes
  • 2 leeks
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 300 ml double cream
  • 100 grams Caerphilly cheese, grated (see notes)

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180?
  • Peel your potatoes and slice thinly. You will want slices approx 2-3mm wide.
  • Peel and crush your garlic cloves.
  • Prepare your leeks by removing the ends and peeling off the outer layer. Cut in half lengthways then slice into 5mm half moons.
  • Get a 30cm x 20cm baking dish. Put a single layer of potato slices at the bottom, and cover with a thin layer of leeks (scatter the leeks with your finger tips, undoing the leek layers). Season with a little salt and pepper and 1/4 of the crushed garlic.
  • Repeat until you reach the top of the dish, finishing with a layer of potato.
  • Pour the cream carefully over the potatoes and leeks. Top with the grated cheese.
  • Cook in the oven for 1 hour at 180?. If your oven is already on at 150? for slow cooking meat, you can keep it at that temperature and cook this dish for 1 hour 30 minutes.
  • Keep an eye during the cooking time - if the top looks like it is colouring too much, cover it with tin foil.
Nutrition Facts
Welsh Style Dauphinoise Potatoes (Potato au Gratin)
Amount per Serving
Calories
346
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
24
g
37
%
Saturated Fat
 
15
g
94
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
6
g
Cholesterol
 
74
mg
25
%
Sodium
 
135
mg
6
%
Potassium
 
595
mg
17
%
Carbohydrates
 
26
g
9
%
Fiber
 
3
g
13
%
Sugar
 
4
g
4
%
Protein
 
8
g
16
%
Vitamin A
 
1403
IU
28
%
Vitamin C
 
27
mg
33
%
Calcium
 
184
mg
18
%
Iron
 
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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