Pear And Potato Gratin
serves 2-4
Recipe from cookthink
Pears and potatoes complement one another nicely, and are even better smothered in cheese. The contrast of sweet and salty might make this dish your new creamy comfort food.
ingredients
4-6 medium Yukon Gold potatoes, very thinly sliced
2 semi-ripe Bartlett pears, cored and very thinly sliced
1 tablespoon butter
3/4 pound Emmental cheese, coarsely grated
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
timer
prep: 20 minutes
total: 1 hour 30 minutes
tools
optional: mandoline
grater
medium gratin dish (6 3/8" x 11")
aluminum foil
instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350F. With a mandoline (or sharp knife), slice the potatoes and pears into paper-thin slices. Butter the bottom and sides of a medium gratin dish.
2. Put a single layer of overlapping potato slices on the bottom of the gratin dish. Top with a single overlapping layer of pear slices, then with 1/4 of the cheese, cream, cayenne and black pepper. Repeat 3 more times, topping with a layer of cheese, cream, cayenne and pepper.
3. Cover the gratin with foil and bake until bubbly, 30-40 minutes. Uncover the dish and bake until the top is brown, another 10-20 minutes.
4. Let the gratin rest for 10 minutes before serving.
