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Gratin du Nord

This gratin combines the flavours that are so characteristic of France's northern region: endives (chicory), beer and Maroilles cheese.

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Last modified on: January 21^th 2018

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For 12 people, you will need:

1 4 leeks
2 2 onions
3 1 kg 400 g endives (head of chicory)
4 4 tablespoons oil
5 400 g small pieces of bacon
6 300 ml beer
7 1 kg 600 g cooked potatoes
8 800 g Maroilles cheese
9 salt
10 pepper
Total weight: 5,690 grams

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37 min.	56 min.	1 hour 33 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Prepare 4 leeks, then set aside.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Prepare 2 onions.

Set aside.

Stage 3 - 10 min.

Prepare and chop 1 kg 400 g endives (head of chicory).

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 4 min.

Pour 4 tablespoons oil into a large non-stick frying pan on high heat. When really hot, add 400 g small pieces of bacon.

Fry for 3 or 4 minutes, then set aside, leaving the bacon fat in the pan.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Cook the chopped onion in the bacon fat for 1 or 2 minutes without colouring.

Stage 6 - 1 min.

Add the leeks and endives and mix well.

Stage 7 - 10 min.

Add the bacon and 300 ml beer, then leave to reduce gently on low heat.

Stage 8 - 3 min.

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Butter a gratin dish and arrange a first layer of potato slices in the bottom (half the 1 kg 600 g cooked potatoes).

Stage 9 - 2 min.

Spread the leek and endive mixture over the top.

Stage 10 - 3 min.

Add the remaining potato slices in a second layer.

Stage 11 - 3 min.

Top with the sliced 800 g Maroilles cheese.

Stage 12 - 40 min.

Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until the Maroilles is melted and beginning to brown.

Remarks

This recipe has only vague proportions, so do feel free to adapt it to your own taste, with a little more or a little less of the various ingredients.

And to drink?

The perfect match: beer, of course, from northern France if possible. Why not the same beer as you have used in the recipe?

Keeping

Several days in the fridge, with the dish covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
8,417 Kcal or 35,240 Kj	298 gr	498 gr	582 gr
312 %	85 %	35 %	65 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
148 Kcal or 620 Kj	5 gr	9 gr	10 gr
5 %	1 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
701 Kcal or 2,935 Kj	25 gr	41 gr	48 gr
26 %	7 %	3 %	5 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2700 k-calories or 11300 k-joules by day for a man (change to a woman).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 12 people : 21.89 €
Per person : 1.82 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked potatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Artichokes with beef, Baked salmon fillet, Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , Green bean and potato salad with paprika, Thin spinach and potato tart, ... All
	Endives (head of chicory): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Endive and walnut salad, Gratin of Endives with Mont d'Or, Endive gratin with cancoillotte, Endive and cheese salad with croutons, Endives "bonne femme", ... All
	Maroilles cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Ch'ti mussel tarts, Maroilles cheese quiche, ... All
	Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Salad lyonnaise, Small cheese and bacon rolls , Langres-style spinach, Bourguignon potatoes , Artichoke hearts forestier , ... All

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