Potato and Onion Gratin with Milk

There are recipes that seem made for days when you don’t feel like complicating life but don’t want to give up something tasty: the potato and onion gratin with milk is just one of those recipes. A couple of layers of thinly sliced potatoes and onions, a bit of sage, salt, pepper, and that half a liter of milk that, in the oven, does the magic. The potatoes remain soft (without becoming mushy) and are wrapped in a rustic and homemade flavor. A simple, economical, and very easy-to-make dish that always disappears too quickly: two bites and you’ll realize that half of the gratin is already gone!

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Potato and Onion Gratin with Milk
  • Difficulty: Very Easy
  • Cost: Economical
  • Preparation time: 20 Minutes
  • Portions: 4 People
  • Cooking methods: Oven
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Seasonality: All Seasons

Ingredients for Potato and Onion Gratin with Milk

  • 1.75 lbs potatoes (weighed with skin)
  • 5.3 oz golden onion (weight net of waste)
  • 2 cups milk
  • A few leaves sage
  • butter
  • salt
  • black pepper

Tools

  • 1 Potato Peeler
  • 1 Mandoline
  • 1 Baking Dish oven-safe
  • Aluminum Foil

Preparation of Potato and Onion Gratin with Milk

  • Peel the onion and slice it very thinly with a mandoline.

  • Peel the potatoes, wash them, pat them dry with kitchen paper, and slice them thinly again with the mandoline.

  • Grease an oven-safe baking dish with a bit of butter and arrange a first layer of potatoes on the bottom, slightly overlapping them. Then salt and pepper to taste.

  • Add half of the onion.

  • Cover with another layer of potatoes.

  • Then distribute the remaining onion, salt, and pepper to taste, and some sage leaves cut into strips.

  • Finally, pour all the milk into the baking dish and distribute some small knobs of butter here and there.

  • Cover with a sheet of aluminum foil and bake in a preheated static oven at 340°F for 15 minutes.

  • After the first 15 minutes, remove the foil and continue cooking for another 30 minutes + a few minutes on grill function until golden.

  • Take the potato and onion gratin with milk out of the oven and bring it to the table directly in the baking pan. Serve it hot. Enjoy! Paola

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Note

I found this recipe in a special by “Alice Cucina” and here I proposed it with my modifications.

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