DISH RESEARCH · Dish
gratin dauphinois
Also known as: Gratin dauphinois, préemballé
Dauphine potato gratin baked with milk, cream and garlic, without cheese or egg.
About gratin dauphinois
Gratin Dauphinois is the potato gratin of Dauphine in south-eastern France. This profile follows the traditional cheese-free form, layering raw potato with garlic, butter, milk and cream rather than the stock-and-cheese structure associated with gratin Savoyard.
Potato starch thickens the dairy into a mellow, savoury cream, while garlic supplies a gentle aromatic depth. Nutmeg and black pepper give restrained warmth without obscuring the clean potato-and-cream flavour.
The gratin has a softly bronzed top over close layers of pale, tender potato. Inside it is cohesive and yielding, with the slices bound by thickened cream rather than a stretchy cheese crust.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in gratin dauphinois
Traditional Cheese-Free Gratin Dauphinois.
- PotatoesTender layered body
- Pure creamRich dairy cooking liquid
- Whole milkDairy cooking liquid
- ButterDish coating and dairy richness
- GarlicAromatic dish seasoning
- SaltSeasoning
- Black pepperPeppery warmth
- NutmegWarm aromatic seasoning
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Potatoes:
- Pure cream:
- Whole milk:
- Butter:
- Garlic:
- Salt:
- Black pepper:
- Nutmeg:
Origins & food traditions
The French Cooking Academy supplies the complete cheese-free recipe selected here, using thinly sliced potatoes, cream, milk, butter, garlic, salt, pepper and nutmeg. The reference article independently identifies gratin dauphinois as a dish from France's Dauphine region made from raw sliced potatoes baked in cream in a garlic-rubbed buttered dish, and distinguishes it from cheese-bearing gratin Savoyard.
Countries
- France
Cuisines & regions
- French Cuisine
- Dauphine Cuisine
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.