Yukon Gold Potato Gratin

Submitted by evelynathens

"There was Gold to be found in the Yukon...now we have the Yukon Gold potato. Delicious. Try this gratin using them and you won't be disappointed."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1⁄2 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 lb yukon gold potato
• 1 cup canadian sharp cheddar cheese
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, very finely minced
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1⁄3 cup chicken broth or 1/3 cup white wine
• 4 fresh thyme sprigs (to garnish)

directions

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Butter a 9-inch round or oval baking dish.
2. Slice potatoes 1/8-inch thick and combine thoroughly in a mixing bowl with 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, the sour cream, olive oil, garlic, thyme, salt, and pepper.
3. Arrange potatoes in a neat overlapping pattern in the baking dish. Pour chicken broth over potatoes.
4. Bake 35 minutes, until potatoes are nearly-tender and the cheese and potatoes are starting to brown. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake another 10-15 minutes.
5. Garnish with thyme sprigs.

Reviews

[surus]

Very very good. I used onion dip because I was out of sour cream. Did not peel the potatoes. I also used vermouth for the wine and much less butter. A bit less thyme too. Next time I will cut back on salt too. Will definitely make this again.

 

[Lab Lover]

I like yukon gold potatoes and all the ingredients in this recipe, but I found the thyme to be a bit overpowering. It was okay - we ate it but I probably won't make again.

 

[atlfitgirl]

My BF who does not even like au gratin potatoes liked this dish. I have always been intimidated by making a gratin... Looks so difficult and time consuming in most recipes. This was sooooo simple to prepare. I loved the fact that there was not a heavy cream sauce all over the potatoes. I sliced the potatoes by hand and used a "seriously sharp" cheddar cheese ( that's what was on the package!) FF sour cream, and homemade chicken stock. Mixing the potatoes with all the ingredients was a little difficult since I was trying so hard not to break up all the potato slices... so instead I just used my hands to gently "massage" all the ingredients on. I didn't have any butter so I sprayed my 9 in square pan with olive oil and then layered the potatoes in. It cooked to perfection in about 40 minutes... Loved it! Had a little crispy edge to it and the potatoes were just soooo tender! Thanks for a lovely light potato dish!

 

[Italian Babe]

I might not of prepared this correctly, but the cheese left quite a bit of oil at the bottom of this dish. It was "ok" but certainly not something I would serve again. I follow each recipe the first time exact. I am not sure if I even like Yukon Gold Potatoes as this was my first experience with them. The recipe instructions were clear and the recipe over-all was VERY easy to prepare.

 

[Doreen-810]

Easy, delicious, and makes a pretty presentation. What else could you ask for? Thanks evelyn!