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Classic French Hachis Parmentier (Braised Beef and Potato Gratin with Gruyère)

Name: Classic French Hachis Parmentier (Braised Beef and Potato Gratin with Gruyère)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: french
Ingredients: 650 g Minced lean beef or braised beef shredded; 900 g Starchy potatoes peeled and quartered; 120 g Aged Gruyère or Comté cheese grated; 60 g Unsalted French butter; 150 ml Warm whole milk; 150 g Yellow onions finely diced; 3 clove Garlic cloves minced; 80 ml Dry red wine; 30 g Tomato paste; 1 tsp Fresh thyme leaves; 1 pinch Ground nutmeg; 6 g Fine sea salt

France's quintessential comfort casserole: slow-simmered minced beef braised with shallots, carrots, herbs, and red wine, blanketed under a luxurious buttery potato purée and broiled with aged Gruyère cheese.

Prep

25 min

Cook

45 min

Total

70 min

Oven

200°C (180°C vent.)

Ingredients

servings

Minced lean beef or braised beef shredded
650 g
Starchy potatoes peeled and quartered
900 g
Aged Gruyère or Comté cheese grated
120 g
Unsalted French butter
60 g
Warm whole milk
150 ml
Yellow onions finely diced
150 g
Garlic cloves minced
3 clove
Dry red wine
80 ml
Tomato paste
30 g
Fresh thyme leaves
1 tsp
Ground nutmeg
1 pinch
Fine sea salt
6 g

Preparation Steps

Boil potatoes in salted water for 20 minutes until tender. Drain and mash smoothly with 40 g butter, warm milk, nutmeg, and salt into a silky purée.

In a pan, cook onions and garlic in 20 g butter for 3 minutes. Add ground beef and brown for 6-7 minutes. Deglaze with red wine, stir in tomato paste and thyme, simmering for 10 minutes until thick.

Spread seasoned beef into the bottom of a buttered baking dish. Top with potato purée, rake decorative ridges with a fork, and scatter grated Gruyère. Bake at 200°C for 20-25 minutes until bubbling and richly crusted.

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Nutrition Facts

per serving

Calories

490

Protein

36g

Carbohydrates

38g

Fat

22g

Allergens

MilkSulphur Dioxide & Sulphites

*estimated values per serving

Provenance & Public Domain Audit

Source: European Culinary Heritage & Traditional Gastronomic Archives (Ministère de la Culture & Ministero della Cultura Gastronomica)

Legal status: Public Domain (CC0-compatible) • 17 U.S.C. § 105

License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal

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Classic French Hachis Parmentier (Braised Beef and Potato Gratin with Gruyère)

Ingredients

Preparation Steps

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