Potato and Celeriac Gratin
Matt SinclairIngredients:
Serves: 4-6
- 40g butter
- 40g plain flour
- 400g milk
- 100g tasty cheese
- 1 tsp fresh cracked pepper
- Sea salt
- Bulb celeriac, peeled, shaved as thinly as possible
- 3 large waxy red potatoes, thinly sliced
- 2 medium brown onions, sliced
- ½ cup Panko breadcrumbs
- 2 Tbsp chopped fresh Italian parsley
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Method:
- Preheat oven to 170C.
- Melt the butter in a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan, stirring constantly. Mix the flour into the melted butter with a whisk until it turns into a foamy paste, approximately 2 minutes, but be sure not to brown it.
- Slowly pour in the milk, whisking continuously and stir until the sauce thickens. Bring it to a light simmer, lower the heat before adding the cheese. Stir it though until melted and season to taste with sea salt and cracked pepper. Remove from the heat.
- Grease a deep baking dish and place a layer of celeriac over the base, followed by a layer of scattered onions and then a layer of potato. Spread over some of the bechamel sauce and spread evenly over the potato. Repeat this layering process until all the ingredients have been used, finishing with a layer of bechamel. Combine the panko crumbs and parsley together and sprinkle evenly over the top of the potato followed by a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes. Increase the heat for the final 5-10 minutes if you would like more golden colour on the top.
- Serve alongside any grilled or roasted meat dish or leafy salad.
Our friends at Wine Selectors suggest pairing this dish with a Gamay.
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