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Potatoes au gratin

Thin slices, cream, a brown top. It can sit next to a roast. It cannot sit next to a packer clock.

1 hr 15 min · In the oven the last 70 minutes of a roast, or while steaks reverse.

Ingredients

  • Yukon Golds, ⅛-inch slices2.5 lb
  • heavy cream2 cups
  • garlic cloves, smashed2
  • Gruyère, grated6 oz
  • kosher salt1 tsp

Method

  1. 1

    Warm cream with garlic and salt. Layer potatoes and cheese. Cream over. Do not drown them.

  2. 2

    Cover, 350°F 45 minutes. Uncover 15–20 more until a knife meets no fight.

  3. 3

    Broil to brown the top. Rest 10 so it sets. This is not a packer’s side — time it to a roast.

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