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Cheesy Kale and Potato Gratin

Cheesy Kale and Potato Gratin Recipe

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Course Main Dish, Side
Cuisine Middle Eastern
Servings 8 people

Ingredients
  

  • butter for the dish
  • 2 1/2 cups heavy cream
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 3 bay leaves fresh
  • 3 sprigs thyme fresh
  • 5 whole black peppercorns
  • 1 tbs. mustard seed ground
  • 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1 tbs. kosher salt
  • 1 tsp. black pepper freshly ground
  • 4 lbs. russet potatoes scrubbed and thinly sliced
  • 4 cups curly or lacinato kale washed, chopped and stem removed
  • 4 oz. Raclette cheese (1 cup) finely grated (can also use gruyere)
  • 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 F. Butter the inside of a 3-quart baking dish.
  • Bring the heavy cream, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, peppercorns, mustard and nutmeg to a simmer in a small saucepan over low heat. Let cool slightly. Remove bay leaves, thyme and peppercorns from sauce. Season the cream mixture with salt and pepper.
  • Fan out a layer of potatoes on the bottom of the buttered casserole dish. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and top with 1 cup of the kale. Pour 1/4 of the cream mixture on top. Sprinkle with 1/4 of the grated cheese mixture. Repeat with 3 more layers, reserving the last 1/4 cup of cheese.
  • Bake potatoes until tender and creamy, around 1 hour. Then cover the potatoes with foil and let bake for another 30-35 minutes, or until the cream is bubbling and the potatoes are easily pierced with a fork.
  • Place rack in highest position; heat broiler. Mix the breadcrumbs with the remaining 1/4 cup of cheese and sprinkle over the potatoes.
  • Broil until cheese is bubbling and top of gratin is golden brown, 7-10 minutes. Serve topped with sprigs of fresh thyme leaves, if desired.

Notes

(Chaya Rappoport is the blogger, baker and picture taker behind retrolillies.wordpress.com. Currently a pastry sous chef at a Brooklyn bakery, she's been blogging since 2012 and her work has been featured on The Feed Feed, Delish.com, Food and Wine, and Conde Nast Traveler.)
The Nosher food blog offers a dazzling array of new and classic Jewish recipes and food news, from Europe to Yemen, from challah to shakshuka and beyond. Check it out at www.TheNosher.com.