Chef John’s Truffled Potato Gratin

Name: Chef John’s Truffled Potato Gratin
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons butter, softened; 237 milliliters chicken stock; 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme, divided; 1 clove garlic, minced (optional); 473 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 1 liters sliced mushrooms; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 5 russet potatoes, peeled and very thinly sliced; 6 servings salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; 170 grams sottocenere (Italian semi-soft truffle cheese), shredded

Chef John’s Truffled Potato Gratin is a gluten free and vegetarian recipe with 6 servings. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 480 calories, 9g of protein, and 34g of fat. A mixture of sottocenere, garlic, thyme, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. It works well as a reasonably priced side dish. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Melt 1 1/3 tablespoon butter with olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat; cook mushrooms in the hot butter-oil mixture, stirring often, until browned on the edges, 15 to 20 minutes.

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Mushrooms

Olive Oil

Butter

Cooking Oil

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Sauce Pan

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Oven

Combine 2 teaspoons softened butter with garlic in a small bowl; butter a 9x13-inch baking dish with garlic butter.

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Butter

Garlic

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Baking Pan

Bowl

Spread 1/3 the potatoes into the bottom of the prepared baking dish in a layer; season with salt, black pepper, 1/2 the thyme leaves, and 1/2 the cooked mushrooms.

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Black Pepper

Thyme

Mushrooms

Potato

Spread

Salt

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Baking Pan

Sprinkle almost half the sottocenere cheese over potatoes, reserving about 3 tablespoons for the top.

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Potato

Cheese

Layer next 1/3 the potatoes over cheese, season with salt and black pepper, remaining 1/2 thyme leaves, 1/2 the remaining cheese, remaining mushrooms, and last layer of potatoes. Season potatoes with more salt and black pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Thyme

Mushrooms

Potato

Cheese

Pour chicken stock and cream over the top.

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Chicken Stock

Cream

Sprinkle with more salt and black pepper and reserved 3 tablespoons of sottocenere cheese. Cover dish loosely with aluminum foil; tent the foil a little so it doesn't touch the potatoes.

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Salt And Pepper

Potato

Cheese

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Aluminum Foil