 Gratin dauphinois | |
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| Type | Gratin |
| Course | Alone or as accompaniment |
| Place of origin | France |
| Region or state | Dauphiné |
| Main ingredients | Potatoes, cream |
Gratin dauphinois (/ˈɡræt.æ̃ ˌdoʊ.fɪˈnwɑː/ GRAT-a doh-fi-NWAH) is a French gratin of sliced raw potatoes baked in cream, from the Dauphiné region in south-eastern France. There are many variants of the name of the dish, including pommes de terre dauphinoise, potatoes à la dauphinoise and gratin de pommes à la dauphinoise.
History
The first mention of the dish is from 12 July 1788. It was served with ortolans at a dinner given by Charles-Henri, Duke of Clermont-Tonnerre and Lieutenant-general of the Dauphiné, for the municipal officials of the town of Gap, now in the département of Hautes-Alpes.
Preparation
Gratin dauphinois is made with thinly sliced raw potatoes and cream, cooked in a buttered dish rubbed with garlic; cheese is sometimes added. The potatoes are peeled and sliced to the thickness of a coin, usually with a mandoline; they are layered in a shallow earthenware or glass baking dish and cooked in a slow oven; the heat is raised for the last 10 minutes of the cooking time.
By tradition, the gratin dauphinois does not include cheese, which would make it more similar to a gratin savoyard (which does not include cream). Recipes given by many chefs – including Auguste Escoffier, Austin de Croze and Constance Spry – call for cheese and eggs; others such as Robert Carrier specify cheese but no egg.
The gratin dauphinois is distinguished from ordinary gratin potatoes by the use of raw rather than boiled potatoes. It is a quite different dish from pommes dauphine.
See also
References
- Prosper Montagné (1977). New Larousse Gastronomique. London; New York; Sydney; Toronto: Hamlyn. ISBN 060036545X.
- Claude Muller (2001). Les mystères du Dauphiné (in French). Clermont-Ferrand: Éditions de Borée. ISBN 9782844940865.
- ^ Elizabeth David (1964 ). French Provincial Cooking. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.
- Elizabeth Luard (1986). European Peasant Cookery London: Corgi. ISBN 0593010442.
- Alan Davidson (1999). The Oxford Companion to Food. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780192115799.
- John Ayto (1993). The Diner's Dictionary: Food and Drink from A to Z. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198661931.
- Peter Graham (2008 ). Classic Cheese Cookery. Harmonsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books. ISBN 9780140467505.
- ^ Robert Carrier (1963). Great Dishes of the World. London: Nelson.
- Constance Spry, Rosemary Hume (1979 ). The Constance Spry Cookery Book. London: Pan Books. ISBN 0330233106.
- Elvia Firuski, Maurice Firuski (editors) (1952). The Best of Boulestin. London: William Heinemann.
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