French Boulangere Potatoes
A frugal recipe for potatoes cooked in the oven with onions and stock - French Boulangere Potatoes
Servings: 4
Calories: 215kcal
Equipment
- Mandolin
- Gratin dish
Ingredients
- 2-3 medium potatoes about 600g in total
- 1 medium onion 200-300g
- 2 cloves garlic
- 75 g butter
- 150 ml stock
- 1 handful fresh thyme
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170c (fan) or 180c (regular)
- Butter a gratin dish
- Peel the onion, potatoes and garlic
- Use a mandolin set to 3/8cm to cut the onion and potato into neat slices
- Chop the garlic into tiny nuggets
- Strip the thyme of any large stalks
- If your onion is strong, melt a little butter in a frying pan and gently fry the onion slices for 5 - 8 minutes till soft
- Start building the dish with a layer of onions
- Season with salt and pepper, add a few thyme leaves and a few bits of garlic
- Add a layer of potatoes
- Repeat until the dish is full, finishing with a neat layer of potatoes.
- Press the mixture down gently but firmly
- Pour over the stock
- Finish the dish by dotting with little bits of butter, seasoning with salt and pepper and sprinkling over any remaining thyme
- Cook in the oven for an hour in total.
- After 30 minutes, check and add more stock if necessary. If the potatoes are browning then cover the dish with foil.
- Remove the foil for the last 10 minutes of cooking
Nutrition
Calories: 215kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 290mg | Potassium: 398mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 548IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg