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Christmassy Cranberry Dauphinoise

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Yummy potato recipe for the festive season...

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Ingredients

  • 4 Tbsps olive oil
  • 2 red onions
  • 250g mushrooms, wiped and chopped
  • 1 red pepper, deseeded and diced
  • 150ml dry white wine
  • 2 Tbsps fresh thyme leaves
  • 4 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 200g Dolcelatte cheese, roughly chopped
  • 1 red apple, cored and sliced
  • 600ml double cream
  • 100g fresh breadcrumbs
  • 150g fresh cranberries
  • 50g pine nuts
  • 1 Tbsp freshly chopped sage leaves
  • 1 kg potatoes peeled and thinly sliced

Details

servings 6
Level of difficulty Average
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 85mins
Cost Average budget

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 180 C / 350F/gas mark4. Fry onion in 2 Tbsps of hot oil in frying pan for 5 mins till soft. Add mushrooms and pepper and cook for a further 5 mins. Pour in the wine and simmer for 10 mins until the liquid has almost evaporated. Stir in the thyme and set aside.

Step 2

2. Boil potato slices for 3 mins, then drain and rinse them in cold water. Layer half of the potatoes and the garlic in a greased 2 L deep ovenproof dish. Season. Spoon in mushroom mixture and half cheese. Top with remaining potato, garlic and cheese, finishing with apple slices. Season. Pour the cream over the top of the potato mix. Bake for 1 hr or until the potatoes are just tender.

Step 3

3. Mix together the remaining oil, breadcrumbs, cranberries, pine nuts and sage. Sprinkle on top of the potatoes. Bake for another 20-25 mins or until golden. Serve with buttered green beans and cranberry sauce.

If time is likely to be an issue, have all the vegetables prepared in advance for a swifter assembly of this gorgeous potato dish.

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