CELERIAC & POTATO GRATIN

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In this indulgent side dish, vegetables are layered up with a creamy sauce, caramelised onions, and flavours of nutmeg, garlic and thyme

Provided by Sara Buenfeld

Categories     Side dish

Time 2h20m

Number Of Ingredients 11

50g butter , plus extra for greasing
2 large onions , halved and thinly sliced
1 tsp golden caster sugar
500ml milk
good grating of nutmeg
2 garlic cloves , finely chopped
5 thyme sprigs , chopped
300ml pot double cream
1 celeriac (about 450g), peeled
1 ¼kg even-sized potatoes
50g finely grated parmesan (or vegetarian alternative)

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and grease a shallow ovenproof dish about 35 x 24cm. Melt the butter in a non-stick frying pan, add the onions and fry for 10 mins, stirring frequently, until soft and starting to turn golden. Sprinkle over some seasoning and the sugar, stir again, then cook 5-10 mins more until golden. Meanwhile, heat the milk with the nutmeg, garlic, thyme and seasoning. When the mixture starts to boil, pour in the cream and turn off the heat.
  • Quarter the celeriac and thinly slice, then arrange in the base of the dish. Pour over half the milk mixture, then spoon over the golden onions. Thinly slice the ends of the potatoes, reserving the middles. Pile the sliced potatoes into the dish, then thinly slice the reserved middle sections and arrange neatly on top. (By cutting the potatoes this way, you should have neat slices roughly all the same size for the top of the gratin.) Pour over the remaining milk mixture, scatter over the Parmesan and bake for 1 hr 30 mins until a knife easily cuts through the layers. Allow to rest for 10 mins before serving to allow the creamy sauce to soak into the potatoes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 464 calories, Fat 29 grams fat, SaturatedFat 18 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 36 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 10 grams sugar, Fiber 8 grams fiber, Protein 10 grams protein, Sodium 0.6 milligram of sodium

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