Potato Gratin With Sorrel
- 2 pounds Yukon Gold, white rose or russet potatoes, peeled and sliced one-eighth to one-sixteenth of an inch thick
- 3 medium onions, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 pound sorrel, stems removed, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 garlic clove, peeled and minced
- Put the potato and onion slices in a saucepan and pour in two cups of water.
- Add one teaspoon of the salt.
- Bring to a boil, shaking the pan to prevent the vegetables from sticking to the bottom.
- Turn off the heat at the boil.
- Drain potatoes and onions but reserve the cooking liquid for later.
- Melt two tablespoons of the butter in a skillet, add the sorrel and cook for two minutes, wilting it into a puree.
- Mix in the cream and the remaining half-teaspoon salt.
- Cook for three minutes or longer, stirring occasionally, until the mixture thickens.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
- Rub the baking dish with the remaining tablespoon of butter and scatter in the minced garlic.
- Put the potatoes and onions in a two-quart rectangular or oval baking dish 14 by 8 by 2 inches.
- Pour in the cooking liquid and spread the creamy sorrel on top.
- Bake in middle of the oven for an hour to an hour and a half or until potatoes are tender and golden on top.
gold, onions, salt, unsalted butter, sorrel, heavy cream, garlic
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/11014 (may not work)