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Au gratin is a culinary style of topping a dish with a cream sauce or creamy cheese sauce and herbed bread crumbs. Au gratin does not necessarily mix the sauce all the way through a dish but most often it will mix that way, often by design.
For au gratin potatoes (pommes de terre au gratin) Slice and layer potatoes into a casserole with a few pats of butter interspersed, make a thin bechamel sauce and melt a cheese such as Cantal or something similar into the bechamel. Pour the sauce over the potatoes, sprinkle with herbed breadcrumbs or croutons. Bake in a medium oven for 45 minutes until the potatoes are softened.
Bechamel is made by melting a half cup of butter and sauteeing about 1/2 onion finely diced. when the onions are translucent add 1/4 cup flour and blend it until smooth then add 1 to 1 1/2 cup milk or cream and a pinch of nutmeg, stir until thickened. To thin it add milk, to thicken it add less milk or simmer it longer without burning it.
Melting cheese into this will make a cheese sauce. thinning this and adding various ingredients will make various cream sauces or soups.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 9y agoAu gratin is a French term, it means to finish a dish with a golden crust, usually breadcrumbs and grated cheese, or a mix of breadcrumbs, butter, cheese, which are flashed under a very hot grill or finished in a hot oven.
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∙ 13y agoA fancy way of saying you're serving mac 'n' cheese.
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∙ 8y agoAu Gratin is a culinary term used for a dish that has been topped with buttered breadcrumbs or cracker crumbs, and sometimes cheese.
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∙ 7y agoAu gratin means to add cheese to a food.
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∙ 8y agoWith cheese
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What does it mean when you au gratin a potato?
Au gratin is a French style of cooking where breadcrumbs and butter are placed on top of a casserole of any type and browned under the broiler to give the top a nice crunch. Cheese in au gratin topping is not a requirement, even if it is delicious. You can make an au gratin dish without cheese simply with breadcrumbs and dots of butter.
What is the difference between Au Gratuin and scalloped potatoes?
Au Gratin potatoes are covered with bread crumbs and sometimes butter and grated cheese, and then browned in an oven.In the mid western United States, the Au Gratin potatoes are referred to as scalloped potatoes.
What are the release dates for The Mask - 1995 Mask au Gratin 2-7?
The Mask - 1995 Mask au Gratin 2-7 was released on: USA: 1996
What is the country of origin for au gratin potatoes?
Potatoes gratin ("pommes de terres gratin") originated in France, I believe in the northern region near the Alps.
What has someone done to your potatoes if they made them au gratin?
yes
What is the food term for covered in cheese?
I think it is Au Gratin
What goes with potatoes Au gratin?
Ham and green beans are a good choice.
What is the meaning of Au Juis in cooking?
Juis is the broth you can dip into. For instance, Au Juis for roast beef sandwiches.
How many pounds of au gratin potatoes to feed 200 people?
It depends what else they are having. If a 3 veg and meat dinner, I would serve 4 oz au gratin per. -This will take 50 pounds potato.
How many cups in a pound of pre made or cooked au gratin potatoes?
2 cups
What is the following called. Cook browned bread crumbs and cheese?
a no pastry quiche
What is a healthy recipe of potatoes au gratin?
For a healthy recipe for potatoes au gratin substitute low fat milk for whole milk and a butter substitute for actual butter. There are low sodium versions of this available in stores; that alone can make it healthier by reducing the sodium by up to 50%.
