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Ingredients
Potato and Ground Meat Gratin
- Ingredients
- 1 onion
- 1 garlic clove
- olive oil
- 100 milliliters white wine
- 200 milliliters Broth
- 100 milliliters cream
- 500 grams mixed Ground meat
- 1 tsp finely chopped rosemary
- 1 Tbsp finely chopped parsley
- salt
- freshly ground peppers
- 800 grams predominantly waxy potatoes
- Fresh herbs (for garnishing)
- 2 eggs
- 100 grams Crème fraiche
- 50 grams grated Cheese (such as Gouda)
Peel onion and garlic, chop finely. Heat 1-2 tablespoons of oil in a pan and saute onion and garlic until translucent. Add ground meat and cook until crumbly. Add wine and boil down, add cream and broth. Simmer for about 15 minutes. Add more broth, if necessary. Remove from heat, add rosemary and parsley and season with salt and pepper. Cool down.
Oil baking dish.
Peel potatoes and cut into 2-3 mm (approximately 0.1 inch) slices. Arrange one third of potato slices in the baking dish. Beat eggs with creme fraiche and mix with meat mixture. Spread half of meat mixture on potatoes and top with another layer of potatoes. Arrange another layer of meat and potatoes, seasoning each potato layer lightly with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with cheese and bake in preheated oven at 180°C (approximately 350°F) for about 50 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle with herbs and serve.