Potato And Carrot Gratin Diamonds Recipes

GOLDEN CARROT AND POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Butter the inside of a 2¾- to-3-quart baking dish. In a small bowl, stir together cream, broth, salt, pepper and nutmeg; set aside
• In prepared dish, arrange one-third of potato slices, overlapping slightly. Sprinkle with ¾ teaspoon thyme and ¼ cup cheese. Repeat with carrot slices, thyme and cheese. Layer two more times, using both potatoes and carrots on top layer.
• Heat oven to 350°F and place rack in center. Stir cream mixture; evenly pour over gratin. Cover with foil. Bake until bubbling and vegetables just start to soften, about 40 minutes. Remove foil. Sprinkle top with remaining thyme and cheese. Bake, uncovered, until golden, 30 minutes more. Remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes before serving.

CARROT POTATO AND ONION GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F Generously butter a medium-size gratin dish.
• Make a layer of one-third of the potato slices in the bottom of the prepared gratin dish.
• Add a layer of half the onions and then half the carrots.
• Dot with 2 tablespoons of the butter and season well with salt and pepper.
• Repeat the layers and finish with the remaining one-third of the potato slices. Dot with the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and season with salt and pepper. Pour in the stock.
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake until the vegetables are tender, about 45 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle with the cheese.
• Bake 10 minutes longer, until the cheese is golden brown. Serve very hot.
• Makes 6 to 8 servings.

CARROT AND POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• butter 13x9x2 inch glass baking dish.
• bring large pot of salted water to boil. Add potatoes and carrots.
• Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Drain well.
• Arrange 1/4 cooked vegetables over bottom of dish. Sprinkle with 1/4 tsp salt and generous amount of pepper. Sprinkle 1/4 of cheese over. Repeat layering 3 more times with remaining ingredients.
• Pour broth over vegetables. Dot top with 1/4 cup butter.
• Cover and bake until broth is absorbed and vegetables are tender. About 1 hour.
• Uncover and bake until golden brown. about 10 minutes longer.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

CARROT, PARSNIP AND POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Transfer to a greased 3-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake until the vegetables are tender, 40-45 minutes. Uncover and bake until cream has thickened and is beginning to turn golden brown, 10-15 minutes longer. Let stand 5-10 minutes before serving.

POTATO AND CARROT GRATIN DIAMONDS

Steps:

• In a food processor fitted with the coarse grating disk grate the potatoes, peeled, and in a bowl toss them with 2 tablespoons of cornstarch. In another bowl toss the carrots with the remaining 4 tablespoons cornstarch. In a buttered 13- by 9-inch baking dish spread half the carrot mixture, add the potato mixture, spreading it evenly, and sprinkle the shallot over the potatoes. Add the remaining carrot mixture, spreading it evenly, and tamp the mixture down with a rubber spatula. In a bowl whisk together the cream, the milk, the eggs, and salt and pepper to taste, pour the mixture over the carrot mixture, and bake the gratin in the middle of a preheated 375°F. oven for 45 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender and golden. Let the gratin cool and chill it, covered, overnight. Cut the gratin into diamonds, transfer the diamonds to a buttered baking sheet, and heat them in a preheated 350°F. oven for 15 minutes, or until they are heated through.