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5. Potato gratin
Ingredients:
–1000g potatoes
–1 tsp salt and 1 tsp pepper
–2 cloves of garlic
–300g grated Gruyère or Emmental cheese
–3 eggs
–250 ml milk
–4 tbsp single cream
–1 tbsp fresh thyme
–4 tbsp butter
Instructions:
Cut the potatoes into thin slices, dry them, and sprinkle with salt and pep-
per.
Rub a flame-proof tin with a clove of garlic, and grease with a flat table-
spoonful of butter.
Lay out half the potato slices in the tin, sprinkle some grated cheese on top,
place the remaining slices on top, then sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
Crush the other clove of garlic and mix with the eggs, milk, cream, and
thyme. Add salt, and pour the sauce over the potatoes.
Cut the rest of the butter into little knobs and place on top of the Gratin.