Two Potato Gratin With Mascarpone Recipes

TWO-POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 2-quart casserole dish with cooking spray.
• In 1-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour; cook 1 minute. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly with whisk. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 5 minutes. Stir in mustard, salt and pepper. Remove from heat; stir in cheeses until melted.
• Layer half of the potatoes in casserole; pour half of the sauce over potatoes. Repeat layers once.
• Cover; bake 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 30 minutes longer or until potatoes are tender and top is golden brown. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

TWO-CHEESE POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with shortening or cooking spray.
• In 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour with wire whisk until smooth. Gradually stir in milk. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cook about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until sauce is slightly thickened. Stir in mustard and salt.
• Place half of the potatoes in baking dish; top with half of the sauce and half of each of the cheeses. Repeat layers.
• Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until potatoes are tender and top is golden brown. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

TWO-POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Butter a medium gratin dish. Line bottom with a layer of Yukon Gold potatoes. Sprinkle with a little thyme and nutmeg. Season lightly with salt and pepper, and pour over a little cream. Add a layer of sweet potato slices, and repeat with the thyme, nutmeg, salt, pepper and cream. Continue layering, ending with sweet potatoes, thyme, nutmeg, salt, pepper and cream.
• Bake in oven for 1 to 1 1/4 hours, until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork. Cover with aluminum foil if top gets too dark.

TWO POTATO GRATIN WITH MASCARPONE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the mascarpone cheese with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Arrange half the red potato slices in a greased 9 x 9 baking dish or similar sized casserole; top with half the sweet potatoes.
• Spread half the mascarpone on top; repeat layers.
• Wrap tightly with aluminum foil and bake until tender, about 30 to 35 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, and minced green onion (white and light green parts).
• Stir in melted butter and sprinkle over baked potatoes and return to oven, uncovered, until golden, about 15 minutes.
• Sprinkle with dark green onion slices and let stand 10 minutes before serving.

MASCARPONE MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potato halves into a large pot of salted water, bring to a boil, and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook until very tender, about 15 minutes. A knife should pierce the middle of a potato half easily. Transfer potatoes to a colander and drain thoroughly, about 5 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Whisk mascarpone cheese in a mixing bowl until smooth. Stir egg yolk and milk into mascarpone cheese, whisking until smooth; season with salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper.
• Transfer potatoes to a separate large mixing bowl, add butter chunks to potatoes, and season with salt and black pepper. Mash butter into potatoes with a potato masher until fluffy; a few lumps are okay. Whisk mascarpone mixture into mashed potatoes.
• Spread mashed potatoes into a 9x13-inch baking dish. Smooth the top and use the tip of a spatula to lightly press the potatoes and lift up to create little peaks and valleys in the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes are heated through and top is golden brown, about 20 minutes.

POTATO GRATIN WITH PORCINI MUSHROOMS AND MASCARPONE CHEESE

Steps:

• Place porcini and 1 cup boiling water in medium bowl. Place small bowl atop mushrooms to keep submerged. Let soak 20 minutes. Drain and coarsely chop mushrooms.
• Melt butter with oil in medium skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms and sauté until beginning to brown, about 3 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Remove from heat. Whisk 1/4 cup Parmesan and next 4 ingredients in small bowl; season with salt and pepper.
• DO AHEAD: Mushrooms and cheese mixture can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover separately and chill.
• Preheat oven to 325°F Butter wide shallow 2-quart baking dish. Arrange 1/4 of potato slices in bottom of dish. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Scatter 1/4 of mushrooms over. Repeat. Spread half of cheese mixture over, shaking dish to settle. Repeat with remaining potatoes and mushrooms in 2 layers each; spread remaining cheese mixture over. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons Parmesan over. Place gratin dish on rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake gratin until top is brown and sauce is bubbling at edges, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Let gratin rest 15 minutes before serving.
• DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature. Tent loosely with foil and rewarm in 300°F oven 20 minutes.

TWO-POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place potatoes and sweet potatoes in a large baking dish. Mix in onion. Add 1 to 1 1/4 cups vegetable both.
• Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes start to soften, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven and add Gruyere cheese. Pour in more vegetable broth if casserole looks dry.
• Return to the oven and continue baking until potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes. Stir and serve hot.

POTATO GRATIN WITH PORCINI MUSHROOMS AND MASCARPONE CHEESE

Steps:

• Place porcini and 1 cup boiling water in medium bowl. Place small bowl atop mushrooms to keep submerged. Let soak 20 minutes. Drain and coarsely chop mushrooms.
• Melt butter with oil in medium skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms and sauté until beginning to brown, about 3 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Remove from heat. Whisk 1/4 cup Parmesan and next 4 ingredients in small bowl; season with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD: Mushrooms and cheese mixture can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover separately and chill.
• Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter wide shallow 2-quart baking dish. Arrange 1/4 of potato slices in bottom of dish. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Scatter 1/4 of mushrooms over. Repeat. Spread half of cheese mixture over, shaking dish to settle. Repeat with remaining potatoes and mushrooms in 2 layers each; spread remaining cheese mixture over. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons Parmesan over. Place gratin dish on rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake gratin until top is brown and sauce is bubbling at edges, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Let gratin rest 15 minutes before serving. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature. Tent loosely with foil and rewarm in 300°F oven 20 minutes.
• *Available in the produce section of many supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Italian markets.
• **Italian cream cheese; sold at many supermarkets and at Italian markets.

TWO-POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Arrange half of russet potatoes in 8x8x2-inch glass baking dish. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle 1/4 of rosemary over. Top with half of sweet potatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle 1/4 of rosemary over. Repeat layering with remaining russets and sweet potatoes, seasoning each layer with salt, pepper and 1/4 of rosemary. Pour cream over. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and microwave on High until potatoes are tender, about 18 minutes. Sprinkle both cheeses over potatoes. Microwave uncovered on high until cheeses melt and bubble, about 3 minutes. Cool 10 minutes.

TWO-POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• After seasoning the roast (see recipe above), use the olive oil to grease a 13-by-9-by-2-inch baking dish. Layer the potatoes, overlapping them slightly, creating alternate rows of white and sweet potatoes. Season each layer lightly with salt and pepper. Pour the cream over the potatoes and sprinkle with garlic and nutmeg. Cover loosely with aluminum foil.
• Place the roast and the gratin in the oven and bake for 45 minutes. Uncover the potatoes and continue to bake for 15 minutes longer. Remove the gratin from the oven. Recover it to keep it warm and set aside while preparing veal sauce (see recipe above).
• The gratin should be cut into squares and served with the veal.