Potato Gratin

Total Time: 1 hr 33 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 18 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 head savoy cabbage, cored, cleaned, and shredded finely
• 1 cup shredded meat, of your choice
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus
• more unsalted butter, for greasing the gratin dish
• 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1/2 bunch fresh chives, finely chopped to 1/4 cup
• sea salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 2 lbs baking potatoes, unpeeled and thinly sliced (about 1/8-inch, see note*)
• 2 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 2 cups grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375 degrees f.
• 2 add 1 tablespoon butter to bacon fat in frying pan.
• 3 when it has melted add 1/2 the garlic and give it a quick stir with a wooden spoon to soften.
• 4 add the cabbage and coat it with the butter.
• 5 slowly let it wilt.
• 6 add shredded meat meat.
• 7 season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• 8 remove from heat and add most of the chives, reserving a little for the garnish.
• 9 generously butter the bottom and sides of an ovenproof casserole dish.
• 10 in a large bowl, combine the potatoes, 1 1/2 cups of cream, 1 cup of parmesan, and the remaining garlic, season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• 11 using your hands, place a layer of potatoes in the casserole dish.
• 12 sprinkle with parmesan and repeat with 2 more layers.
• 13 spoon the cabbage mixture on top and spread it out evenly over the potatoes.
• 14 top it off with 2 more layers of potato and parmesan.
• 15 pour the remaining 1cup cream over the dish.
• 16 sprinkle with the remaining parmesan.
• 17 cover dish with aluminum foil.
• 18 bake for 1 hour.
• 19 remove foil and bake for 30 minutes until golden brown.
• 20 leave for 10 minutes before serving.
• 21 garnish with fresh chives.
• 22 *note:slice the potatoes immediately before using so they don't turn brown.