Cheddar and chive scalloped potatoes!

In my quest to cook new things successfully, scalloped potatoes was one of the first things I wanted to try.

I read several recipes and took a bit from each one as far as technique goes. The flavors I came up with myself, and really, they couldn't be tastier. :D

(Sorry the food photography is a bit lacking in this one - I finished very late at night. Bad lighting, ahoy!)

Step 1 Ingredients!

These are best guesses. I really only measured the cream!

Foodstuffs:

• 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup chives, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 3 medium russet potatoes
• a few cloves of garlic
• butter for coating the dish
• salt and pepper

Hardware:

• small saucepan
• mandoline or sharp knife
• large bowl full of water to keep potatoes from browning
• peeler
• small oven safe baking dish

Comments

[eetzel]

It looks really good - did you use all 3 of the potatoes in your first picture?

[jessyratfink]

Yep. :)

[Yguy]

Hey, your recipe looks great!!! I just wanted to bring a typo to your attention though, in step 6 you spelled combinations wrong.

[jessyratfink]

Thank you for letting me know! :D *goes to change it*

[porcupinemamma]

Nice idea! See "The More with Less" cookbook , for a similar recipe that uses mashed potatoes instead of scalloped, and an addition of spinach and dill.

[jessyratfink]

That actually looks like a really nice cookbook. I decided to amazon it and the reviews are overwhelmingly gushy! I think I might need to hunt it down. It might help me in my current cooking quest! Thank you! :)

[porcupinemamma]

The book was an amalgamation of entries from people from the mennonite community. The projects purpose was an effort to consume less and use what they had as responsibly as they could so they could free up money to help hungry people. It's a gem and even more relevant today than when it was written in the 70's. There is a sequal called "Living More with Less" It's not a cook book, but rather ideas for global awareness and our response as North Americans.

[Regisc]

Looks like a nice dish. You should try "Gratin Dauphinois" or "Tartiflette", two french specialties you should like (same concept potatoes+cheese+cream) Cheers from France, Régis.

[thepelton]

As for cooking, I noticed that potatoes take longer to cook to smoothness than cheese takes to melt.

[Robil]

I'm loving all these food-oriented instructables.... I have a bag of potatoes sitting in my cupboard so I'll be making this tomorrow for sure! I've used a dash of nutmeg before for similar recipes, but I don't know if it enhances the flavor much; it may be more for aesthetics/presentation. Either way, this looks darn tasty.

[jessyratfink]

Nutmeg is traditional, but I figured it'd probably not come across as well when the cheese and chives came out to play. If you do parmesan and nothing else, though, nutmeg would be a lovely addition! :)