Name: Shredded Potato Gratin: A Cheesy and Herby Delight
Prep time: 20 min
Cuisine: World

Shredded Potato Gratin: A Cheesy and Herby Delight

September 7th, 2015 By: Riwa Saied

Grain or potatoes au gratin is great to serve along with your meat or chicken main course. Au Gratin potatoes are loved by all at anytime – even for Breakfast (and especially Brunch). This dish should be served hot. Here, we give you our own version of Au Gratin by using shredded potatoes instead of sliced potatoes; We also use plain low fat milk without any cooking cream to keep it light. We also opt to use shredded, aged, Parmesan cheese instead of the traditional Swiss Gruyere to give it a special, unforgettable taste. This dish has been tested on kids several times and has always passed with flying colors!

Ingredients

Potatoes, Large, Whole - 4
Onion, Large, Whole - 1
Vegetable Oil - 4 tablespoons
Butter - 2 tablespoons
Milk, Low Fat - 1 1/4 cup
Shredded Parmesan Cheese, Aged - 1/2 cup
Parsely, Chopped - 1 tablespoon
Dried Rosemary - 1 teaspoon
Freshly Grated Nutmeg - 1/8 teaspoon
Salt - 1 teaspoon

Steps

Step 1
Wash and peel potatoes. Prepare a baking dish by lightly oiling it with vegetable oil. Dish should be about 6″x9″ and more than 2 inches deep.
Step 2
Chop the onion into small pieces and add it to a large frying pan or shallow cooking pot with 4 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Use Medium heat only. Cook onion till translucent, for about 5 -7 minutes. Turn heat off, leave onions in frying pan or shallow pot while you shred the potatoes.
Step 3
Wash potatoes one more time by running them through your tap water and then dry them with paper towel.
Step 4
Shred the potatoes using a shredder. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 5
Add the shredded potatoes to the onions in the frying pan. Turn heat on again to medium high heat and cook potatoes and onions together stirring gently for about 5 minutes.
Step 6
Add the butter to the potatoes and stir till melted, about one minute.
Step 7
Add parsley, rosemary, nutmeg, salt to the potatoes and mix gently, about one minute.
Step 8
Add the milk and gently stir into the potato mixture till it is well blended, for about 2 minutes. Add half of the shredded Parmesan cheese and mix into the potatoes. Season potatoes with more salt if desired at this point.
Step 9
Transfer the potatoes to your oiled baking dish, spreading it evenly.
Step 10
Sprinkle the remaining Parmesan cheese on top of the potatoes.
Step 11
Bake for 30 – 35 minutes till browned on top. Serve while hot.

Shredded Potato Gratin: A Cheesy and Herby Delight