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| Potatoes and onions au gratin with anchovies are as traditional in Swedish cuisine as they are in French.<ref>Julia Child, ''Mastering the Art of French Cooking'' I, 1961:154f "Gratin de pommes de terre aux anchois".</ref> | Potatoes and onions au gratin with anchovies are as traditional in Swedish cuisine as they are in French.<ref>Julia Child, ''Mastering the Art of French Cooking'' I, 1961:154f "Gratin de pommes de terre aux anchois".</ref> | ||
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Gratin adapted from French cuisine is a type of casserole dish that is covered with Béchamel sauce or Mornay sauce, topped with buttered breadcrumbs or grated cheese and either baked or broiled, then served in its baking dish with a golden crust. Cooking au gratin is a technique rather than exclusively a preparation of potatoes (a gratin dauph.inois): anything that can be sliced thin, layered with a cream sauce and baked is material for a gratin: fennel, leeks, crabmeat, celeriac, aubergines.
Potato gratin with béchamel sauce
Potatoes gratiné with béchamel sauce is one of the most common of gratins and is known by various names. In the East Coast and midwestern United States, the dish will be referred to as scalloped potatoes. (Note that the term scalloped originally referred to seafood dish rather than to a scallop) . In English-speaking Canada, the dish will be referred to as au gratin style potatoes. In French-speaking Canada, the dish will be referred to as pommes de terre au gratin. The dish may also be known as gratin dauphinois, pommes de terre dauphinoises or potatoes dauphinoises. There also exists an Irish variation to the gratin commonly referred to as the "Lucky charms potatoes"
Potatoes and onions au gratin with anchovies are as traditional in Swedish cuisine as they are in French.
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References
- The technique is older, but the French name (from "gratter", "scrapings" of bread or cheese) did not appear in English until 1846 (OED, s.v. "gratin"; the French pronunciation, rather than "aw gratt'n", remains standard in English.
- The gratin signified the "upper crust" of Parisian society.
- Rombauer, Irma S. and Marion Rombauer Becker (1931 ) The Joy of Cooking, p 369. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill. ISBN 0-452-25665-8.
- Lewis, Gillian (2006) Ireland and the potatoe, a love-hate story?
- Julia Child, Mastering the Art of French Cooking I, 1961:154f "Gratin de pommes de terre aux anchois".
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