Pimiento Cheese Potato Gratin
Ingredients
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1 tablespoon unsalted butter
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4 ounces grated cheddar cheese
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4 ounces shredded Monterey Jack
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2 ounces shredded Parmesan
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4 ounces pimientos
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1 tablespoon corn starch
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1 cup heavy whipping cream
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Grease the dish
Rub the interior, including the sides, of the baking dish with the butter, or spray it with the nonstick spray. Set aside.
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
rectangular baking dish
Prepare the cheese-pimiento mixture
In a medium bowl, combine the cheddar, Monterey jack, Parmesan, drained pimientos and corn starch. Toss with your hands to coat the cheese and pimientos in the corn starch. Set aside.
medium bowl
4 ounces grated cheddar cheese
4 ounces shredded Monterey Jack
2 ounces shredded Parmesan
4 ounces pimientos
1 tablespoon corn starch
measuring cups
liquid measuring cup
measuring spoons
spatula
Prepare the cream base
In a medium bowl or spouted liquid measuring cup, combine the cream, chicken broth, onion powder, salt, garlic powder, paprika, black pepper and cayenne, if using. Mix well with a whisk or fork to combine. Set aside.
medium bowl
1 cup heavy whipping cream
½ cup chicken broth
2 teaspoons onion powder
1¾ teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1½ teaspoons paprika
½ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
liquid measuring cup
whisk
Prepare the potatoes
If desired, peel the potatoes one at a time, placing them in a large bowl filled with cool water as you go to prevent discoloration. Working quickly, slice the potatoes into ⅛”-thick slices with a mandoline, food processor’s slicing disc or sharp knife. (Do not soak the potatoes after slicing or the starches will wash off.)
2½ pounds russet potatoes
chopping board
mandoline
Preheat the June Oven
With the shelf in the middle position, preheat the June Oven to 350°F on the Bake cook mode using the button below.
June Oven
Start filling the dish
To the prepared baking dish, add about ¼ of the potatoes, fanning the slices out to form an even layer. Sprinkle the potatoes with a pinch (about ⅛ teaspoon) of salt. Add another ¼ of the potatoes and sprinkle with another pinch of salt. Spread about 1 cup of the cheese-pimiento mixture evenly over the potatoes.
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Finish filling the dish
Layer another ¼ of the potato slices in an even layer over the cheese, then sprinkle with a pinch of salt. Add the final layer of potatoes. Mix the cream base again to recombine, then drizzle it evenly over the potatoes. Top the potatoes with the remaining cheese-pimiento mixture, spreading it evenly.
Bake the potatoes
Place the baking dish on the middle shelf of the June Oven. Bake the potatoes 1 hour and 10 minutes, until a paring knife easily pierces the gratin in several places. About 45 minutes into baking, check to see if the potatoes are browning too quickly. If so, cover the dish loosely with foil. If the potatoes are still firm after 1 hour and 10 minutes, follow on-screen instructions to continue cooking.
foil
Rest and serve
Remove the potatoes from the June Oven and allow to rest 10 minutes before serving hot.