Potato Beetroot And Sweet Potato Gratin Recipes

BEET AND SWEET POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F/200°C. Use some of the butter to coat the sides of a 1 1/2 quart gratin dish and arrange the sliced beets and sweet potatoes in a pleasing manner.
• After all the vegetables have been placed, saute the onions and garlic in the butter until they begin to soften and change color.
• Stir in the chicken broth and thyme, and season with salt and pepper.
• Pour the sauce over the beets and sweet potatoes.
• Cover the dish with foil and bake for about 30 minutes. Remove the foil and continue to cook until the vegetables are tender and brown on the tops. It may take another 30 minutes.
• Garnish before serving if desired.

SWEET POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Melt the butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the breadcrumbs and gingersnap crumbs and cook, stirring, until lightly toasted, 3 to 5 minutes; set aside.
• Combine the heavy cream, maple syrup, thyme, allspice, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and the cayenne in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, then remove from the heat.
• Butter a 3-quart baking dish. Spread a single layer of sweet potatoes in the bottom of the baking dish and pour about one-third of the cream mixture on top. Repeat to make 2 more layers of potatoes and cream. Cover with foil and bake 40 minutes. Uncover and continue to bake until the cream is bubbling and the potatoes are lightly browned and tender when pierced with a knife, 40 to 50 more minutes, sprinkling the breadcrumb mixture over the potatoes during the last 5 minutes of baking.

SWEET POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking dish with cooking spray.
• Combine cream, butter, and garlic in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer; remove from heat and mix in parsley, thyme, sage, rosemary, salt, and pepper.
• Arrange 1/2 of the sweet potato slices in the prepared baking dish; cover with 1/2 of the Gruyere cheese. Pour cream mixture on top. Arrange remaining sweet potato slices over the cream. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and bubbly, about 30 minutes.

POTATO, BEETROOT AND SWEET POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 200°C.
• Layer half the sliced potatoes over the bottom of a 2 litre capacity (8 cup) ceramic baking dish. Drizzle with a little of the olive oil, sprinkle with a little thyme and season lightly.
• Cover with the beetroot and season as before. Repeat with the sweet potato and finally remaining potato. Pour cream over the layered vegetables and sprinkle with combined cheeses.
• Cover gratin with a layer of baking paper and wrap with foil.
• Bake in preheated oven 60-70 minutes or until a skewer passes through the vegetables without resistance.
• Remove foil and paper and bake further 20-30 minutes or until top is golden.
• Tip: You can speed up the baking by pre-cooking the unpeeled veggies for a couple of minutes in the microwave.

SWEET POTATO AND ROOT VEGETABLE GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Rub a small amount of the olive oil on the bottom of a casserole dish 81/2 inches. Shingle rutabaga slices to cover the bottom of the casserole overlapping the slices by no more than 1/2-inch. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Thinly slice one of the potatoes* lengthwise and shingle the potatoes over the rutabaga then season lightly with salt and pepper. Pat or mist lightly with some of the oil. Spread 1/3 of the onions evenly over the potatoes. Layer the parsnip over the onions, then more potatoes. Pat or mist lightly with some of the oil. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Repeat the layering and seasoning with rutabaga, the potato, then onion, and finally potato. If there are any root slices left over, alternate rows of roots and potatoes on the final layer. Pat or mist lightly with oil, season with salt and pepper, cover tightly and place in the oven. Bake for 45 minutes. Remove the cover, pat or mist lightly with the remaining oil, then sprinkle over with the chopped herbs. Bake, uncovered for another 15 to 20 minutes or until the top layer browns nicely. Allow to set 10 to 15 minutes then slice and serve.
• *Slice the potatoes to retain their starch and nutrients. This also will prevent then from browning.

POTATO AND BEETROOT GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 190c/fan170c/gas 5.
• Put the cream garlic and thyme over a medium heat. Bring to a simmer, then remove from the heat and allow to infuse for 10 minutes.
• Pass through a sieve and set aside, discarding the garlic and thyme.
• Slice the potatoes and beetroot to about 2mm thick use a mandolin if you have one.Pour a thin layer of cream into the bottom of a fairly deep 2 litre oven proof dish.Layer half the potatoes on top of the cream, pour over more cream and season to taste. Add all the beetroot in 1 layer.Add more cream, season, then top with the remaining potatoes. Pour over the remaining cream and season.
• Bake for 50-55 mins or until bubbling, golden and tender - a knife should go through without resistance.

EASY SWEET POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-low heat; cook and stir onions until tender and golden, about 30 minutes.
• Place sweet potatoes in a large bowl.
• Heat cream and maple syrup together in a saucepan over high heat; cook and stir until almost boiling, about 5 minutes. Pour 2/3 the cream mixture over sweet potatoes; toss to evenly coat.
• Layer potatoes in a 9x13-inch casserole dish, seasoning with salt every 5 to 6 layers. Pour remaining cream mixture over potatoes until potatoes are 3/4 covered. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove aluminum foil and gently stir potatoes; top with caramelized onions. Bake until potatoes are tender, about 20 more minutes. Allow to cool for about 30 minutes before serving.

SWEET POTATO AND TURNIP GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter a 3-quart casserole.
• To blanch the turnips, bring a large pot of water to the boil. Add the sliced turnips and cook 5 minutes. Remove them and drain thoroughly in a strainer.
• Gently combine the turnips and sweet potatoes. Place a layer of the vegetables in the casserole and dot with half the butter. Sprinkle generously with tarragon, salt, and pepper, and cover with half of the Parmesan. Make another layer. Top with the bread crumbs and pour the cream around the sides. Dot with the remaining butter and Parmesan. Bake until the vegetables are soft but not mushy, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• The gratin can be made ahead several days, or frozen for up to 3 months. Let defrost in the refrigerator and reheat for 30 to 45 minutes in the oven, or reheat in the microwave.
• Variation
• Omit the sweet potatoes and double the amount of turnips.