Julia Child Scalloped Potatoes
Servings 8
Ingredients
- 4 lbs russet potatoes
- 4 cloves garlic
- 8 oz baby Swiss cheese shredded
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese shredded
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp thyme
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
- Peel and slice the potatoes to about 1/8-inch thick with a hand-held mandolin. Soak the potatoes in cold water after slicing for about 15 minutes, drain well.
- In a non-stick skillet over medium heat, toast the unpeeled garlic cloves for about 15 minutes. Shake the pan occasionally to toast the garlic cloves evenly. Remove garlic from the pan and allow to cool a bit. Then peel and press the cloves through a garlic press.
- Mix the pressed and toasted garlic cloves with the heavy cream in a glass measuring cup. Heat the cream for 2 minutes in the microwave so it is warmed through. Stir the salt, pepper and thyme into the cream and garlic mixture.
- Layer half the potatoes evenly onto the bottom of the baking dish. Sprinkle evenly with 1 cup of the Swiss cheese and 1/4 cup of the Parmesan cheese.
- Pour half the cream and garlic mixture over the potatoes and cheese.
- Repeat layers - the other half of the potatoes, the remaining 1 cup of swiss and 1/4 cup of Parmesan and the remaining cream mixture.
- Bake in the oven, uncovered, for 1 hour. The potatoes are done when they are easily pierced with a fork.