Name: Gratin Polesano (Potato and Cheese Gratin)
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 25 g/1 oz/2 tbsp unsalted butter; 475 ml/16 fl oz/2 cups chicken or beef stock; 1 kg/2¼ lb potatoes, peeled and very thinly sliced; 300 g/11 oz fontina cheese, sliced; sea salt and ground black pepper; 150 g/5 oz pancetta, thinly sliced

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Italian Regional Cookbook

By Valentina Harris

Published 2017

About

This recipe is for a complete supper dish, although it can also be served as a side dish for roast chicken or something similarly plain. Extra stock might be needed to cook the potatoes without them drying out, depending on the type of potatoes used and the thickness of the dish.

Ingredients

25 g/1 oz/2 tbsp unsalted butter
475

Method

Butter the sides and base of a deep, flameproof and ovenproof dish using half the butter. Pour half the stock into the buttered dish and bring to the boil.
Remove from the heat and arrange half the potatoes in the dish, making sure they are covered by the st