My Potato gratin recipe without cream is all time favorite in my friends circle. Here is the step by step recipe and video that will give the best baked potatoes for your next party and yes with no cream. The ultimate taste of homemade Au Gratin Potatoes will surely add value to your dinner or lunch!
Delicious and tasty baked potatoes are definitely a crowd puller dish from French cuisine. Most people call it Dauphinoise Potatoes prepared with multiple layering of russet potatoes with fluffy cheesy sauce. Believe me, a single bite can make a big difference in your taste!
Family favorite homemade Au Gratin Potatoes baked without cream could be a perfect side idea for your next dinner.
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Potato Gratin Recipe Without Cream
It's a classical potato recipe from French cuisine. Gratin is basically a baking technique use to form a light brown crust at the top of the dish or showing sizzling or melted cheese. In culinary techniques, Gratin refers to Gratiner or simply shows the baked top of the dish while the Au Gratins represents scrapings.
My family love to have potato gratin and I make it once in a week as my little one love it. So to make it more friendly to our stomach, preparing potato gratin recipe without cream. Extremely easy to make and super delicious to eat.
Traditionally, potato gratin prepared with heavy cream that you can eat once in a month but not every week. To be on healthy side, and minus the fats and cholesterol, No Cream is better. Yes, it's extremely creamy in look as I added cheese which is also optional.
Potato Gratin Vs. Scalloped Potatoes
Both dishes are more or less the same but here is the simple difference that makes a big difference in taste.
To make potato gratin, lined up the evenly sliced potatoes in a shallow baking dish and layer them with a non creamy version of cheesy sauce then bake for an hour. Topped with cheese or breadcrumbs to brown the top of the dish that makes it more tempting and scrumptious.
Scalloped potatoes are thick-sliced and bake with garlic, flour, and cream sauce.
Share with your friends and family, they will surely love it!
Select Potatoes for Gratin
Quality of Potatoes make a big difference in baking result. I have tried the dish with different potatoes but the russet potatoes are the most recommended to get the perfect texture of this recipe. It's starchy and people use it for baking and mashing. American Idaho potatoes are the same as Russet potatoes. Alternatively, you can use Yukon Gold. In the UK, you can take Maris Piper or King Edward.
Yes, Life is good when you have sizzling baked potatoes on the table
SEE ALSO: Homemade Potato Chips
I can hardly find one who doesn't love the aroma of baked potatoes
Ingredients
Potatoes - medium-size starchy russet potatoes are recommended to create the best flavor of gratin potatoes.
Butter - Used salted butter.
Flour - All purpose flour used to make the sauce
Milk - A glass of full fat milk.
Salt - Used ¼ teaspoon (Adjust according to taste)
Spices - Salt, Black Pepper, Paprika
Cheese - Mozzarella for topping
Parsley for garnish
How to Make Potato Gratin Without Cream
Prepare Potatoes
To make the homemade au potato gratins, it's simple and easy to slice potatoes and dip them in for 5 minutes. Then rinse and drain!
Prepare Gratin Sauce
In a heated pan, add butter and all-purpose flour and cook for few minutes until it starts to change color and become aromatic. Make sure to cook on low heat. Then add milk and quickly stir with a whisk to avoid any lump. Season with salt, pepper, and paprika. Continuous stir the pan to make a smooth sauce.
Layering in Baking Dish
In the meanwhile, set the baking dish and layer the potatoes slices and evenly pour the sauce. Sprinkle a good amount of shredded cheese. Repeat the layering process twice. Wrap the upper part of the dish with aluminum foil
Baking
Bake in the oven for 1 hour at 220°C or 428°F.
Broil
Now take it out and carefully remove the foil. Topped with Mozzarella cheese and bake again for 5 minutes from upside to give the signature au gartin color. Serve and enjoy with your family and friends.
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I personally love to make different styles of baked potatoes. Potato gratin stands at number 1 on my list and prefers to make it as a side dish with dinner. You can also make it in a party and family get together as a snack. Super easy and delicious to have. Here is a step-by-step video recipe that you can easily make at home kitchen. So if you are a beginner and looking for how to make au potato gratin without cream then watch this quick recipe tutorial.
Expert Tips
Here are a few tips and tricks for beginners trying au gratin at home:
- Best Cheese to Make Gratin: Cheese is important to make a perfect taste in a gratin. Usually, the chef recommends Gruyere which is costly as compared to other cheese stuff. I have switched it with cheddar and mozzarella which is perfect for baking.
- Recommended Dish to Make Gratin: Try to use a shallow baking dish that allows food to cook quickly and brown evenly. 11 x 7-inch baking dish is the preferred one but you can make a choice as per your availability.
- What Potatoes: Use starchy potatoes to make a gratin. It will give you the perfect taste after baking.
- Alternative of Cream: If you are not using cream then take Full-Fat Milk to make gratin sauce.
- Don't over pour the cream sauce over potatoes otherwise, it will be flowier after baking.
- Make sure the potatoes are dried or wet. Avoid placing watery potatoes on the baking dish.
- Wrap the gratin with foil to bake it in the oven. After 01 hours, take it out and topped with mozzarella cheese, and bake it from the upside to create the actual gratin look.
Serving Idea
Au gratin potatoes are creamy and cheesy in taste so pair up with salads or some main course to make it a meal. Like; I love to serve with Indian style chickpea salad, or might be a macaroni salad without mayo or cream.
At a family get together, you can pair up with oven baked chicken breast, steam chicken, honey garlic chicken, lemon garlic chicken, or tandoori chicken.
Roasted veggies are also goes well with it. I personally love to have honey roasted carrots or garlic mushrooms.
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Q & A
How to Avoid Potato Gratin Curdle?
Make sure the gratin creamy sauce is thick and smooth in texture. Don't add too much sauce. Well Balanced the sauce with cheese as it's the main reason for curdling. Make sure the potatoes are dried or wet. It should be watery otherwise the curdling effect will be prominent. Keep the right proportion of sauce on potatoes as it will give the best texture after baking. Preheat the oven otherwise the potatoes will release water.
How to Store and Use Gratins?
You can store it for 4 to 5 days in an airtight container. Make sure to refrigerate.
Can I reheat potato gratin?
Yes, you can! Preheat the oven and keep the baking dish for 10 to 15 minutes. If gratin seems dry then add little milk or cheese but this is all optional.
Is Potato Gratin the same as dauphinoise?
More or less the both are the same with little difference as the dauphinoise doesn't contain cheese. Many people use half boiled potatoes to make gratins while in Dauphinoise the potatoes are not precooked.
Why Soak Potatoes?
You can soak potatoes just for 5 to 10 minutes but avoid soaking for a long time as it will release the starch. We need starch in this recipe to make a stack of baked potatoes.
How to cook frozen potato gratin in air fryer?
Simply mix frozen potatoes with cheese sauce and gently give it a good mix. Now layer it in a baking dish (note the size of your air fryer) and place it in a air fryer at 165°C or 329°F for 15 minutes to 20 minutes. .
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Potato Gratin Recipe Without Cream (Dauphinoise)
Equipment
- Shallow baking dish
Materials
- 3 Potatoes Medium Size
- 1 tablespoon Butter
- 1 tablespoon Flour
- 1 Glass Milk - 1 Glass
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- ¼ teaspoon Black Pepper
- ¼ teaspoon Paprika
- 1 cup Cheese shredded
- Parsley for garnish chopped
Instructions
- Evenly slice russet potatoes.
- Dip in water for 5 minutes then rinse and drain water.
- In the meanwhile, add butter in a heated pan.
- Sauce Preparation: Start with making roux
- Melt the butter and add all purpose flour and cook for few minutes until the flour becomes aromatic and slightly starts changing color to brown.
- Now pour milk and stir well.
- Season with salt, pepper, and paprika.
- Stir and mix well.
- Now add cheese and stir to make a thick and smooth sauce.
- Set the Baking dish: Layer with potato slices then evenly pour the sauce. Sprinkle cheese.
- Repeat the layering process 2 times.
- Wrap with the baking dish with Aluminum foil.
- Bake in the oven for 1 hour at 220°C or 428°F.
- Now take it out and carefully remove the foil.
- Topped with mozzarella cheese.
- Broil for 5 minutes to give symbolic gratin color.
- Take it out, serve hot and enjoy!
Notes
- Use starchy potatoes
- Make sure the potatoes are dried before making a layer in the baking dish.
- Don't soak potatoes for too long.
- Use shallow dish for baking
- For the best result, use evenly sliced potatoes.
- Make sure the gratin sauce is thick and smooth otherwise curdling effect will be prominent.
- Preheat the oven for 10 minutes, otherwise, the potatoes will release water.
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In love with baked potatoes then try this 'Au potato gratin'. Easy side dish to serve with dinner.