Potato Gratin

Cook Time 40 minutes

Servings 6-8

Ingredients

5 royal blues potatoes or Desiree
¼ cup cream
¼ cup milk

15g butter

1/2 cup freshly grated gruyere or parmesan
1tsp. grated nutmeg

3 sprigs thyme
Salt and pepper

Method

Pre heat the oven to 180C

Peel and mandolin or very finely slice the potatoes.

Grease a baking tray and line with grease proof paper. Layer the thin slices of potatoes. Every third layer add a little of the milk, cream, a few knobs of butter, a sprinkle of nutmeg, a few thyme leaves and salt and pepper. Make sure that you press down on each layer. Finish with a little parmesan.

Place another sheet of grease proof paper on top of potatoes and another tray.

Bake for 30-40 minutes in the oven. Now remove the top tray and top layer of grease proof paper and finish under the grill until golden brown