Parsnip, potato & St Gall cheese gratin
Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
St Gall is one of the best Irish cheeses to cook with, but it will also sit happily alongside a few other varieties on a cheese board
- Prep:30 mins
Cook:2 hrs
- Serves 8
- More effort
Nutrition per serving
- kcal 803
- fat 58g
- saturates 37g
- carbs 42g
- sugars 12g
- fibre 7g
- protein 14g
- salt 0.64g
Ingredients
- 3 large parsnips
- 4 large potatoes
- 4 onions, finely sliced
- 175g Irish St Gall cheese, mature cheddar or gruyere, grated
- 600ml double cream
Method
Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Use a Japanese mandolin or sharp knife to slice the parsnips and potatoes very thinly. Layer the parsnips and potatoes in a shallow gratin dish, sprinkling some cheese and onion and a little drizzle of the cream over each layer, seasoning with salt and pepper as you go. The top layer should be potatoes and parsnips with a final sprinkling of cheese and drizzling of cream.
Cover with foil and bake in the oven for 2 hrs, alongside the pork. Remove the foil and continue to bake for 20 mins until golden. For a really golden brown top, finish under a hot grill if you like.