Forézienne Potatoes

Name: Forézienne Potatoes (Gratin de pommes de terre à la Forézienne)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: For four people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 300 ml (½ pint) double cream; 250 ml (scant half pint) milk; 800 g (1 lb 12 oz) waxy potatoes, such as Pink Fir Apple; 800 g (1 lb 12 oz) waxy potatoes, such as Pink Fir Apple; salt, freshly-ground pepper; salt, freshly-ground pepper

Gratin de pommes de terre à la Forézienne

Preparation info

For
four
people

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

The Nouvelle Cuisine of Jean and Pierre Troisgros

By Jean Troisgros and Pierre Troisgros

Published 1978

About

Ingredients

800 g (1 lb 12 oz) waxy potatoes, such as Pink Fir Apple

Europe
France
Side dish
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Mediterranean

Method

Peel the long potatoes at the last minute. Slice into paper thin rounds 3 mm (⅛ in) thick and about 5 cm (2 in) in diameter. Wipe with a cloth or kitchen paper, put into a dish and season with salt and pepper.
Bring the milk to the boil in a deep heavy saucepan. Put the potatoes in, one round at a time, and bring back to the boil. Cover the pan and cook over a