Classic Scalloped Potato Gratin Recipe

serves 4 - 6

2 tablespoons/30ml olive oil
2 tablespoons/30g butter
2 pounds/900g yellow or red (waxy) potatoes, sliced thinly
1 teaspoon/5ml sea salt
½ teaspoon/2ml white pepper
8 ounces/225g grated swiss cheese
1 ¼ cups/310ml heavy cream

Pre-heat oven to 300F/149C/Gas Mark 2

Pour olive oil in 10 x 7 inch (28 x 18 cm) baking dish. Stack single layers of potatoes, seasoning each layer with salt and pepper, dotting with butter and sprinkling with cheese. The last layers should be butter and cheese. On the stove top, bring the cream to a simmer. Pour cream over the potatoes. Place the potatoes in the oven and bake uncovered for 1 to 1 ½ hours. The potatoes will be easily pierced with a fork and the top browned.

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