Description
Boulangere Potatoes comprises layers of thinly sliced potatoes spruced up with sliced onion and herbs. French cuisine at its best!
Ingredients
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- 30ml (2 tbsp) olive oil
- 2 large onions, peeled and thinly sliced
- 3 thyme sprigs
- 1.5kg (3lbs) floury potatoes, peeled and sliced thinly
- 400ml (1 1/2 cups) vegetable stock
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C / fan 180°C / 392°F / gas mark 6.
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan.
- Gently fry the onions and thyme until softened and translucent, which takes around 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Place the first layer of potatoes in a large ovenproof baking dish.
- Sprinkle over a third of the onions, then add another potato layer.
- Repeat until all onions and potatoes have been used up.
- Pour over the stock and bake for 50-60 minutes or until the potatoes are cooked and golden brown on top.
- Serve immediately with the dish of your choice. Enjoy!
Notes
- Examples of floury potatoes are Maris Piper and Desiree.
- It takes quite a long time to slice the potatoes thinly by hand. The best tools for this kind of job are a food processor or mandoline.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: A big heap
- Calories: 178
- Sugar: 4.2 g
- Sodium: 147.8 mg
- Fat: 3.8 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 33.7 g
- Fiber: 5.2 g
- Protein: 3.6 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg