Potato to the Dauphiné. Unusual dishes from ordinary products

Potatoes Dauphine - a visiting card of the same name region in France. Just do not confuse it with another recipe for potatoes called "Gratin", the difference with which lies in covering (pouring) the potatoes from above. Potatoes with the second name are covered with cheese, breadcrumbs or egg-cream mixture (resulting in a brightly expressed crust), and the Dauphine potatoes are creamy-milk. In any case, it is very tasty, and the tastes of taste are specific.

To prepare the Dauphine potatoes, the form, where our stunning French dish will be , should be smeared with butter and evenly distributed on the surface of it 1 clove of finely chopped garlic. Then about a kilo of finely chopped potato slices spread a little overlap, in one layer. Stuffed potatoes should be salted and sprinkled with pepper, a little nutmeg and lightly pour about half a cup of cream. Repeat with other layers, which will be 3 or 4. On the last layer, pour more cream into which a spoon of butter is added. Cover the form with foil and send it to the oven for 30-40 minutes, after which we remove the foil and give our potatoes to brown for another 15-20 minutes. Potatoes Dauphine is ready, it can be served in the same form in which it is baked.

You can cook potatoes with cheese, which is also very tasty, replacing cream with milk. Sliced potatoes (about 1.5 kilograms) are added with salt, nutmeg, pepper, 1 egg and 100 grams of grated cheese. There you also need to pour a glass of milk, mix everything and put the resulting mass in a greased and rubbed garlic (3-4 teeth) shape, sprinkling on top with 100 grams of grated cheese and 30 grams of chopped butter. Place the form in the oven and after 40-45 minutes the potatoes and cheese are ready to serve. The whole process of cooking this dish will take somewhere about an hour.

A slightly modified recipe for this dish also can not be left without attention. It will require 100 grams of hard cheese and 60 grams of Parmesan cheese. Mix 8 potatoes, sliced, with 3 cloves of garlic crushed with salt and grated hard cheese. We spread into the oiled vegetative form layers, pouring each layer of milk (all you need is a glass of milk). On top of the grated parmesan and put the product in the oven for 45 minutes. It turns out a dish with an appetizing cheese crust and unforgettable aroma.

It is possible for a variety to cook potatoes in milk according to the simplest recipe. The dish turns out dietary, and you can cook it even for small children. 10 peeled varieties, peeled and cut into large pieces of potatoes, should be placed in a pan with thick walls (not enameled). Fill milk or cream (0.5 liters), so that the potatoes protrude a little above the liquid, put on fire. After boiling, reduce it to a minimum and simmer until an hour and a half. To ensure that the potato does not acquire a "choked" smell, it is recommended that the lid is not covered at all. 30 minutes after the start of quenching salt and stir. Serve this potato hot, adding a piece of butter to each plate. Especially delicious, if the potatoes are young.

Potatoes prepared in this recipe in milk are served in meat dishes. Counting on 1 serving take 140 grams of diced and boiled for 8 minutes in salted water potatoes. Draining the water and adding 60 grams of hot milk, it is put in floury passaging of 8 grams of butter and 2 grams of flour, and warmed. On top put 2 grams of butter and 3 grams of greens.

Potatoes are famous because from it, using the kitchen of many nations of the world, you can cook an incredible number of dishes. With some knowledge and imagination from ordinary potatoes, you can always create something new. Do not doubt, it will be always delicious!