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Potato Dauphinoise

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A real French classic and one I would be happy to eat far more often than I really should do. Rich with double cream, tasty with oodles of garlic and so satisfying with slices of laytered potato, there aren't many more indulgent dishes. Go on treat yourself.
Doing this dish on the Big Green Egg is super easy and the slight smokiness really adds to it, the smoke and the cream just go hand in hand. It makes a great alternative to roast potatoes with your Sunday lunch.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: French
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Equipment

Grill Temperature

160C temp_icon

Surfaces

Stainless grid
An icon of the Big Green Egg ConvEGGtor, which used to be called a plate setter

Method
 

  1. Peel, then slice your potatoes to about 3mm thick. Put them into a large mixing bowl.
  2. Cut the ends off your garlic cloves but don't bother peeling them.
  3. Grate your garlic cloves over the potatoes, the skin will remain on the grater and it can be discarded.
  4. Pour over the cream.
  5. Add 1 tsp of Maldon salt (or a little more if you like things salty).
  6. Grind in about 1 tsp black pepper.
  7. Mix all the ingredients together making sure the potatoes are all coated in cream,
  8. Layer your potatoes into a heat proof dish, I use a glass pyrex dish. Pour over the remaining cream.
  9. Set up your Egg for an indirect cook (ConvEGGtor feet up with the stainless steel grid on top) at 160°C.
  10. Cook your potato dauphinoise for about 1½ hours until the potatoes are tender and the top golden brown.

Notes

I love to serve this with petite pois, my all time favourite vegetable. The cream coats the peas beautifully.
Don't get your Egg too hot, it will split the cream. You need to keep it to 160°C.