Dauphinoise Potatoes
Chava Eichner says: ‘It’s always amazing when a recipe with so few ingredients turns into such a delicious dish. The smell of the garlic cream is mouth-wateringly good when it bakes in the oven. Just right for a Christmas side dish or with your Sunday roast.’
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Preparation time
9 min
Cook time
1 hr 10 min
Total time
80
Meal
- vegetable-side-dishes
Servings
6-8
Ingredients
- 1.2 kg potatoes (e.g. Maris Piper)
- 350ml dairy-free cream (I used Oatly Oat cream but Alpro or Provamel would also work)
- 350ml soya, almond or other unsweetened plant milk
- 3-4 cloves of garlic, crushed
- ½ tsp nutmeg (ideally freshly grated but otherwise ground is fine)
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 200g vegan cheese, grated (optional)
- Vegan Parmesan (eg Violife Prosociano or use pre-grated eg Angel Food, Flavour Fusion or Follow Your Heart – optional)
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 180˚C/350˚F/Gas Mark 4.
- Peel the potatoes and use a mandoline cutter to slice them finely. If you don’t have a mandoline cut them as thinly as you can manage and adjust the baking time to be sure the potatoes are cooked all the way through.
- Blend the oat cream, soya milk and crushed garlic in a large pot. Season with salt, pepper and add the nutmeg. Potatoes absorb a lot of the seasoning from the creamy sauce. It’s worth adding a little more salt than you would usually expect.
- Add the potatoes and stir gently until the slices are evenly coated with the creamy sauce.
- Transfer the potatoes into a large oven-proof dish with a slotted spoon and flatten the surface. Pour the remaining cream over the dish. If you’re not using vegan cheese then jump to method point 7.
- If using vegan cheese then evenly sprinkle over the top of the dish along with a handful of vegan Parmesan. Cover with foil and place in the oven.
- Bake for 60 minutes. If using vegan cheese then remove the foil after 40 minutes (only necessary to use foil with the vegan cheese option).
- If needed, bake the dauphinoise potatoes a little longer until they become golden brown. Use a sharp knife to check if the potatoes are soft before serving.
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