Potato and Poblano Gratin
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 3 large poblano chiles, charred, stemmed, seeded, and cut into 2-inch wide by 1/2-inch-thick strips
- 1 cup frozen corn, thawed
- 1/2 cup half-and-half
- 1/2 cup Mexican crema, or creme fraiche
- 4 Yukon gold potatoes (about 1 pound), unpeeled and cut into 1/8-inch thick rounds
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3 cup coarsely grated Monterey Jack cheese
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Spray a glass 9 1/2-inch, deep dish pie dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine the poblano strips and corn.
- In a small bowl, mix together the half-and-half and crema.
- Arrange 1/2 of the potato rounds, overlapping slightly, in the prepared pie dish.
- Sprinkle 1/2 of the poblano-corn mixture on top, season with the salt and pepper, and top with 1/3 of the cheese.
- Repeat the layers, ending with the cheese.
- Pour the cream mixture over the potatoes.
- Place the pie dish on a baking sheet.
- Cover the dish tightly with foil.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove the foil and continue baking until the potatoes are tender and the cheese is golden brown, about 30 minutes longer.
- Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
- Cook's Note: For easy peeling, enclose the charred poblanos tightly in a plastic bag.
nonstick cooking spray, poblano chiles, frozen corn, crema, gold potatoes, salt, freshly ground black pepper, cheese
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/marcela-valladolid/potato-and-poblano-gratin-recipe.html (may not work)