Goat Cheese Potatoes Au Gratin Recipes

GOAT CHEESE POTATOES AU GRATIN + BROWNED BUTTER AND FRESH THYME

Steps:

• In medium saucepan, melt butter and continue to let it sit on medium until it starts to bubble and you smell a nutty aroma - keep mixing and moving it around with your spoon to avoid burning it. You want it to turn a brownish color and give off that nutty aroma.
• When butter is browned add flour and mix together with butter.
• Add milk, garlic, rosemary, thyme and mix well.
• Then add goat cheese and mix until fully melted.
• Take larger casserole pan if you want thinner layers or a medium-sized casserole pan if you want thicker layers.
• Place half of your potatoes in bottom of sprayed pan.
• Take cheese sauce and pour approx 1/3 over bottom layer.
• Then layer the rest of your sliced potatoes.
• Then pour the remaining sauce over potatoes.
• Place fresh thyme on top.
• Bake for 35-45 minutes at 400.*
• Check periodically - you want the tops to be perfectly browned.
• Serve immediately.

GOAT CHEESE POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 375° F.
• Arrange potato slices in a 8×15 baking pan or in small gratin dishes, arrange the slices in a way that small spaces are left (to allow the sauce to distribute evenly).
• Combine the milk, 1 cup of goat cheese, whole garlic cloves, egg, and salt in a blender and mix until all the ingredients are well combined.
• Add the heavy cream to the blended mix and stir lightly, don't blend the cream or the sauce will become too thick, which keeps the sauce from seeping between the potatoes.
• Pour the sauce over the potatoes, it should barely cover them but should seep through the layered potato slices.
• Bake for about 30-40 minutes, until the top begins to golden.
• Remove from oven, sprinkle with remaining crumbled goat cheese, ground pepper and fresh herbs.
• Turn the broiler on and return pan to oven, broil for about 5 minutes or until goat cheese begin to brown.
• Let cool for about 10 minutes before serving to allow the sauce to solidify.

POTATO AND GOAT CHEESE GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease the bottom and sides of a 1 1/2-quart gratin dish with the butter.
• Make a layer of overlapping potato slices on the bottom of the dish and sprinkle with half of the garlic and 1/3 of the goat cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Repeat with another layer of potatoes, the remaining garlic, another 1/3 of the cheese, and season with salt and pepper. Finish with a final layer of potatoes and the remaining cheese and season with salt and pepper. Pour the heavy cream over the top of the potatoes and, using your hands, press to condense the layers slightly. Make sure the potatoes are all covered with cream.
• Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until the gratin is bubbly and golden brown on top and the potatoes are cooked through. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.

POTATO, CARAMELIZED ONION, AND GOAT CHEESE GRATIN

Steps:

• In a heavy 5- to 6-quart kettle heat oil over moderate heat until hot but not smoking and cook onions with thyme and salt and pepper to taste, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 15 minutes.
• Reduce heat to moderately low and cook, stirring frequently to keep from scorching, until golden brown.
• Remove kettle from heat.
• While onions are cooking, bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil for potatoes.
• Peel potatoes and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
• Add potatoes to boiling water and cook 5 minutes from time water returns to a boil.
• Drain potatoes well in a colander.
• Preheat oven to 425°F and lightly oil a 2- to 2 1/2-quart gratin dish or other shallow baking dish.
• Arrange half of potatoes, overlapping slightly, in dish and season generously with salt and pepper.
• Cover potatoes with onions, spreading evenly, and top with goat cheese.
• Arrange remaining potatoes, overlapping slightly, over cheese and season generously with salt and pepper.
• Dot gratin with butter.
• Gratin may be prepared up to this point 2 hours ahead and kept at room temperature, covered.
• Pour milk evenly over potatoes and bake 35 minutes, or until potatoes are tender and top is golden.
• Gratin may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
• Reheat gratin before serving.

POTATO GRATIN WITH GOAT CHEESE, TOMATOES, AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Coat bottom and sides of an 11- by 8-inch (6-cup) gratin dish or other shallow baking dish with 1 tablespoon oil.
• In a heavy skillet cook onion in 2 tablespoons oil over moderately low heat, stirring, until softened. Add garlic and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add herbes de Provence, sugar, tomatoes, bouillon cube, and salt and pepper to taste. Cook mixture, covered, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes and stir in olives.
• Cut potatoes crosswise into 3/4-inch-thick slices and arrange one third in baking dish. Spread half of tomato mixture over potatoes and top with half of goat cheese. Continue layering potatoes, tomato mixture, and goat cheese in same manner, ending with potatoes. Drizzle remaining tablespoon oil over gratin and bake, covered with foil, in middle of oven 40 minutes. Remove foil and bake gratin 20 to 30 minutes more, or until potatoes are very tender. Sprinkle gratin with parsley.

POTATO GRATIN WITH GOAT CHEESE AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F degrees.
• Combine 2 Tbls half and half with flour in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk.
• Add the remaining half and half, cheese and next 5 ingredients, stirring with a whisk.
• Arrange half the potatoes in a single layer in an 11x7" baking dish coated with cooking spray.
• Pour half of the milk mixture over the potatoes, stirring the milk mixture right before adding.
• Repeat procedure with remaining potatoes and mlk mixture.
• Bake at 400F for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until potatoes are tender and golden brown.