Two-Potato Gratin

Name: Two-Potato Gratin
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 mediums baking potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices (about 3 cups); 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps canola oil; 2 liters no-salt-added chicken stock (such as Swanson); 3 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh chives, divided; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 177 milliliters ounces aged Gruyère cheese, shredded (about; 1 teaspoons kosher salt, divided; 355 milliliters 2% reduced-fat milk; 59 milliliters ounce fresh Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, grated (about; 2 mediums sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices (about 4 cups); 2 thyme sprigs

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Two-Potato Gratin a try. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 14g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 284 calories. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up baking potatoes, milk, canolan oil, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Place potatoes in a large stockpot; cover with stock. Bring mixture to a boil; cook 4 minutes.

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Potato

Stock

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Pot

Remove from heat. Carefully remove potatoes from pot using a slotted spoon, reserving cooking liquid. Arrange potato slices in a single layer on a jelly-roll pan; set aside. Strain cooking liquid through a fine-mesh sieve over a bowl; reserve 1 cup cooking liquid. Discard solids and remaining cooking liquid.

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Potato

Jelly

Roll

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Slotted Spoon

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Pot

Heat a medium saucepan over medium heat.

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Sauce Pan

Add oil to pan.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Sprinkle flour over oil; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly with a whisk.

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All Purpose Flour

Cooking Oil

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Whisk

Add garlic; cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently.

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Garlic

Combine milk and reserved 1 cup cooking liquid. Gradually pour milk mixture into flour mixture in pan, stirring constantly with a whisk.

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All Purpose Flour

Milk

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Whisk

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Add thyme sprigs to pan. Bring mixture to a boil; cook 4 minutes or until slightly thick, stirring frequently.

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Fresh Thyme

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Remove from heat. Strain mixture through a fine-mesh sieve over a bowl, reserving sauce; discard solids. Stir 1/2 teaspoon salt, pepper, and Gruyre cheese into sauce.

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Cheese

Pepper

Sauce

Salt

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Bowl

Spread 1/2 cup sauce in bottom of a broiler-safe 2-quart ceramic baking dish coated with cooking spray. Arrange a single, flat layer of sweet potato and then baking potato slices over sauce. Over flat layer, alternate baking potato and sweet potato slices, in shingle-like fashion.

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Baking Potato