Potato Gratin With Caramelized Onion And Prosciutto Or Bacon Recipes

POTATO GRATIN WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• In saucepan, bring cream, garlic, peppercorns, thyme and salt to boil, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• Meanwhile, in nonstick frypan, heat oil over medium low heat; cook onion, stirring often, until light brown, about 45 minutes.
• Slice potatoes as thinly as possible, use mandoline if available.
• Layer one quarter of the potatoes in greased 8 inch square glass baking or casserole dish; top with one third of the onion and one quarter of the cheese.
• Repeat twice.
• Top with remaining potatoes.
• Strain cream mixture over potatoes, shaking casserole to distribute evenly; sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Bake at 300f degree oven until tender and knife inserted in bottom pierces potatoes easily, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• (Make ahead: let cool; cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Reheat in 375f degree oven for 30 minutes.).

CARAMELIZED ONION-POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Combine first 4 ingredients in a small bowl.
• Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat; add onions, and cook, stirring often, 15 minutes or until onions are caramel colored; add garlic, and cook 1 minute.
• Stir in flour, and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk and next 3 ingredients. Cook, whisking often, 8-9 minutes or until mixture thickens. Remove from heat; stir in cheese until melted and smooth.
• Layer half of potatoes in a lightly greased 13X9" baking dish; pour 2 cups of sauce over potatoes in dish. Repeat layers once.
• Bake, uncovered, for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until golden brown and potatoes are fork tender, topping with breadcrumbs during last 15 minutes of baking.
• Remove from oven and allow to stand for 10 minutes before serving.

CARAMELIZED ONION AND BACON POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain and cool. Cut potatoes in half.
• Heat a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onions until softened and golden brown, about 20 minutes. Add tarragon; pour in white wine to deglaze pan. Simmer until wine evaporates, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels.
• Mix potatoes, onion, and bacon together in a large bowl. Fold tzatziki sauce, chives, salt, and black pepper into potato mixture.

POTATO GRATIN WITH BACON AND THYME

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Cut off top 1/2 inch from head of garlic. Wrap garlic in foil and roast until soft, about 45 minutes. Cool. Squeeze garlic cloves into small bowl; mash with fork. Cover and reserve.
• Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add half of onions and 1 tablespoon thyme and cook until slightly softened, stirring frequently, about 6 minutes. Add remaining onions and sauté until very soft, about 15 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until deep golden brown, stirring frequently, about 40 minutes longer. Set aside.
• Sauté bacon in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat until bacon is beginning to crisp around edges, about 4 minutes. Pour off drippings from pan. Add cream, 1 tablespoon roasted garlic, and 2 teaspoons thyme; simmer until slightly thickened, about 4 minutes. Cool.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Peel and thinly slice potatoes with mandoline or knife. Spoon 1/2 cup cream mixture over bottom of 8x8x2-inch metal or ceramic baking dish. Arrange 1/3 of potato slices over cream, overlapping as necessary. Sprinkle with pepper and 1/3 teaspoon coarse salt. Spread half of caramelized onions over potatoes. Spoon half of remaining cream mixture over onions. Cover with half of remaining potatoes. Sprinkle with pepper and 1/3 teaspoon salt. Spread remaining onions over potatoes. Spoon all but 2 tablespoons cream mixture over onions. Cover with remaining potato slices. Sprinkle with black pepper and remaining 1/3 teaspoon salt. Drizzle with remaining cream mixture. Sprinkle with remaining 1 teaspoon thyme. Cover tightly with plastic wrap, then foil.
• Bake until potatoes are tender when pierced with knife (pierce knife through foil), about 45 minutes. Carefully remove foil and plastic wrap (steam will be released). (Can be prepared 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.) Increase oven temperature to 500°F. Bake until top is golden brown, about 10 minutes longer (or about 15 minutes if at room temperature). Let stand 10 minutes. Serve.

POTATO GRATIN WITH CARAMELIZED ONION AND PROSCIUTTO (OR BACON)

Steps:

• First, the caramelized onions:.
• IN EACH STEP, YOU WILL NEED TO STIR ABOUT EVERY 10-15 MINUTES, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
• Cut off stem and root ends of onions, and peel away the dried skin. Slice into 1/4" slices adn gather in a large, heavy bottomed pot. A 7 qt pot works perfectly.
• Pour the oil and salt over onions and toss to combine. (NOTE: Because I fried bacon to use for the dish, I used 2 T of the bacon fat, and then added veggie oil to make up the 1/2 Cup. Gave a great other layer of flavor to the onions) Set over medium heat and cover. Cook until onions begin to wilt, for 20-30 minutes. (Don't forget the stirring!)
• Reduce heat to low and continue cooking, with pot still covered, for 45 minutes. (are you still stirring?).
• Remove the lid, increase heat to medium and cook (stirring) 30 minutes, or until most of moisture has evaporated.
• Reduce heat to low and continue cooking for about 2 hours, stirring every 20 minutes.
• Continue cooking and stirring for about 1 more hour. You'll need to watch more carefully now, stirring about every 10 minutes. Cook until onions have been reduced to a deep reddish-brown marmalade, watching that they do not dry out. When done, removed from heat and set aside to cool.
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• Slice potatoes as thinly as possible (a V-slicer works great). Place potatoes in a 3 qt heavy bottomed pot or saucepan and add milk, cream, garlic, salt and bay leaves. Cover and bring ust to a gentle simmer, then remove lid and cook until potatoes are firm but tender, 15-20 minutes.
• Heat oven to 375 and put a large cookie sheet on bottom rack to catch drips. Position another rack in center of oven.
• Rub inside of large gratin dish with generous amount of butter. Using a slotted spon, transfer about half of the potatoes to the dish, in an even layer. Stir together caramelized onions and bacon/prosciutto adn distribute evenly on top of potatoes (should be enough for a very thin layer). Top with 1/4 of the cheese.
• Put the remaning potatoes in the dish, smooth to an even layer and pour cooking liquid on top. I like to shake on a good dusting of white pepper, but this is optional. Scatter the remaining cheese over the top and bake until top is bubbly and evenly browned.
• Let sit for about 10-15 minutes before serving.