Sweet Potato Gratin with Prunes

Name: Sweet Potato Gratin with Prunes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters heavy cream; 680 grams leeks, white and tender green parts, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise; 227 grams plump pitted prunes; 12 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper; 3 kilograms sweet potatoes; 2 Tbsps chopped thyme; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter

Sweet Potato Gratin with Prunes might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe makes 12 servings with 430 calories, 6g of protein, and 17g of fat each. This recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of thyme, leeks, butter, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 35

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Butter a 4-quart glass or ceramic baking dish. Melt the butter in a large saucepan.

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Butter

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Sauce Pan

Add the leeks and thyme and season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook over moderate heat until the leeks soften, about 5 minutes. Uncover and cook until any liquid has evaporated.

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Salt And Pepper

Leek

Thyme

Add the cream and bring to a boil, then remove from the heat.

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Cream

Spread the prunes between sheets of plastic wrap and use a rolling pin or meat pounder to flatten them to a 1/4-inch thickness. Peel the sweet potatoes and slice them 1/8 inch thick. Strain the leeks, reserving the cream.

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Sweet Potato

Prunes

Spread

Cream

Leek

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Wrap

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Rolling Pin

In a large bowl, toss three-fourths of the sliced sweet potatoes with the leeks and prunes and season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Sweet Potato

Prunes

Leek

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Bowl

Spread the sweet potatoes in the prepared baking dish and arrange the remaining sweet potato slices on top in a decorative pattern.

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Sweet Potato

Spread

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Baking Pan

Pour the reserved leek cream evenly over the sweet potatoes.

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Sweet Potato

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Leek

Cover the potatoes with buttered parchment paper and then foil and bake for 45 minutes. Uncover, press the sweet potato layers down slightly and bake, uncovered, for 45 minutes longer, or until the sweet potatoes are tender, bubbling and golden brown.

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