Potato-Green Chile Gratin
- 6 fresh green Anaheim or poblano chiles (3/4 pound)
- 2 cups heavy cream or half-and-half
- 1 large garlic clove
- 2 pounds yukon gold potatoes
- Kosher salt
- Special equipment: a mandoline or other manual slicer
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Lay chiles on their sides on rack of a gas burner and turn flame on high.
- (Or put chiles on rack of broiler pan about 2 inches from heat.)
- Roast chiles, turning with tongs, until skins are blackened, 5 to 8 minutes.
- Transfer chiles to a bowl and let stand, covered, 15 minutes.
- Rub skins off chiles with paper towels and discard stems and seeds (if desired, devein to further reduce heat).
- Cut the chiles into 1/4-inch-thick strips.
- Bring cream with garlic just to a simmer and remove from heat.
- Peel potatoes and cut crosswise into 1/16-inch-thick slices using mandoline.
- Arrange one-third of potatoes evenly in bottom of a well-buttered 1 1/2-quart shallow baking dish, overlapping them slightly, and sprinkle with salt, to taste, and 1/2 of chiles.
- Repeat, ending with a layer of potatoes.
- Remove garlic from cream and pour cream over potatoes.
- Cover dish with foil and bake in lower third of oven 45 minutes.
- Remove foil and bake, basting the top occasionally, until gratin is golden brown on top and bubbling, about 30 minutes more.
- Cool slightly before serving.
- Cooks' note: Gratin can be baked 1 day ahead, then cooled completely before being chilled, covered.
- Bring to room temperature before reheating, covered, in a preheated 350 degree F oven.
green anaheim, heavy cream, garlic, gold potatoes, kosher salt
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/potato-green-chile-gratin-recipe.html (may not work)