Au Gratin Potato Ingredients

Series Summary

Taters, potatoes, spuds: whatever you call these tasty tubers, don’t call them the native crop of Ireland, because you’d be wrong. Potatoes originally come from South America, in the area around what is now Peru, and they are one of the most widely consumed vegetables on the planet. Their starch and fiber content make them one of nature’s superfoods, packing a wallop in the areas of nutrition and energy. For instance, you can use a potato as a battery in a pinch. Couple that with the fact that potatoes survive climate changes that kill off less robust crops, and you have a staple food that has been used in thousands of recipes, and cooked in as many ways as man can devise.

In this free cooking video series, learn how to make one of the recipes devised for the amazing spud: au gratin potatoes. Our expert chef shows you everything you need to know to make this tasty side dish. Potatoes Au Gratin are not only delicious, they are very easy to make as well. Learn how to buy and clean potatoes. Also, learn how to add cheese and fresh breadcrumbs to your dish. If you are looking for the ultimate side dish, learn how to make potatoes au gratin today!

Video Transcript

"Hello, my name is Angela Faiola and today on behalf of Expert Village, we are going to be cooking potatoes au gratin. For todays recipe potatoes au gratin, you would need the following ingredients. About a pound of potatoes, 5 or 6 potatoes, a 1/2 pound of any cheese that you prefer, about 5 tablespoons of butter that would be a little bit more than half of this. 3 cups of milk, about 3 cups of white flour, 1 onion, 1 garlic clove, some fresh parsley, about a 1/2 cup of grated Parmesan cheese, some nutmeg that is fresh and we would grate it. We are going to make our own bread crumbs so some roasted bread. Then you would need some of these appliances a grater, a cutter this is for the potatoes, a knife, a wooden spoon, a potato peeler. We would also need a blender, a casserole pan for the oven, a pan to cook the sauce and a strainer. "