Gratin of Sweet and White Potatoes with Basil and Pine Nuts

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Sides

Ingredients

  • 4 cloves Roasted Garlic
  • 6 extra large egg yolks
  • 2 cups cream
  • 1 small red onion, sliced thin
  • 1 jalapeno, sliced thin
  • 1 bunch basil, fine strips
  • 1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted
  • salt and pepper
  • 3 Idaho potatoes
  • 3 Sweet potatoes

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375. In bottom of 9×13-inch baking dish, mash the garlic and spread all over inside of dish. Beat the egg yolks in a small bowl and add the cream. Combine thoroughly.

  2. Peel one of the Idaho potatoes and slice very thin on a mandoline. Place the potatoes in a single, overlapping layer in the baking dish. Season with salt and pepper and evenly distribute 1/5 of the onion, jalapeno, basil and pine nuts over the layer. Peel one of the sweet potatoes and follow the same procedure.

  3. Repeat with remaining layers and seasoning, ending with a layer of sweet potatoes. Pour custard over potatoes. Press on them to submerge in custard.

  4. Cover the dish with buttered foil and bake 90 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking 20-30 minutes. Let rest 10-15 minutes before serving.

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