Creamy Potato-gruyere Gratin

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 clove garlic, peeled and split in half
• 3 cups heavy cream
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
• 4 medium idaho potatoes (2 pounds)
• 2 1/2 cups finely grated gruyere cheese (1/2 pound)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 lightly butter a 10-cup gratin dish.
• 3 rub the dish with both halves of the cut garlic clove.
• 4 combine the cream, nutmeg, salt, pepper, and cayenne in a bowl.
• 5 peel the potatoes and slice them paper-thin on a mandoline.
• 6 as you work, place the potato slices in the bowl with the cream and seasonings.
• 7 add the gruyere and combine thoroughly.
• 8 pour the potato-cheese mixture into the prepared gratin dish, making sure the potato slices are flat and level.
• 9 place the gratin dish inside a roasting pan and fill the pan to three quarters full with hot water, creating a bain-marie.
• 10 carefully place the bain-marie in the center of the oven and bake for 2 hours, or until completely set and golden on top.