Description
Elevate your side dish game with this delightful Marrow Gratin recipe. Creamy, cheesy, and baked to perfection, it's comfort food at its finest!
Ingredients
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- 1 large marrow, weighing around 1.5kg (3 1/3lbs)
- 57g (4 tbsp) butter
- 4 garlic cloves, crushed
- 300ml (1 1/4 cup) double cream
- 150 (5oz) gruyère cheese, grated
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C / fan 180°C / 390°F / Gas 6.
- Peel the marrow and scoop out the seeds (check Notes for recipe ideas). Slice the marrow thinly.
- Melt the butter in a large, lidded frying pan. Add the marrow and garlic and season with salt and pepper.
- Fry in batches on both sides until they are light golden, have softened slightly but are still al dente.
- Transfer the garlicky marrow to an oven dish.
- Sprinkle the cheese evenly on top.
- Season the cream then pour it over the cheesy marrow slices.
- Bake in the oven for around 25 minutes, or until brown and bubbling.
- Serve as a side dish with any meat course - a roast dinner would work! Enjoy!
Notes
- Did you know you can eat the seeds? If they’re hard you can roast them. Soft? Saute them!
- You can use olive oil instead of butter.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: French