If you are among those people who try their best to avoid getting COVID-19, one of the things that you’re probably doing often is staying at home.
And if you’ve been doing it for quite some time now, you surely want to do and eat something new without going out too frequently.
If you want to learn a new recipe or taste a delicious meal, you don’t need to go to a fancy restaurant.
You can try this fancy-yet-simple recipe.
You may have never heard of this delicious recipe for Gratin Parmentier, but it has gone hugely viral online. It includes many common ingredients combined in a creative way and once you make it, it’s sure to become a staple. Let’s get started!
Here’s what to add to your grocery list if they’re not in your kitchen:
For the dish
- 3 potatoes, peeled and boiled
- 1 white onion
- 1 package of ground beef
- 1 teaspoon of chopped parsley
- 1 pinch of paprika
- 1 large bag of shredded mozzarella
- bechamel sauce
- salt
- pepper
For the Bechamel sauce
- 5 tablespoons of butter
- 4 tablespoons of all-purpose flour
- 4 cups of milk
- 2 teaspoons of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
When you have all the ingredients, just follow these steps.
1. Before anything else, we’re going to make a basic béchamel sauce for use later in the recipe.
First, get a medium saucepan and melt your butter over medium-low heat. Add in flour and stir it all up until it gets smooth. Keep cooking your mixture until it all turns a light golden color, for about six or seven minutes.
2. In the meantime, heat milk in a separate pan until almost at a boil.
Once it’s hot enough, gradually add your hot milk one cup at a time to the butter, continually whisking the entire time until it’s smooth.
Once all the milk is incorporated, bring the whole thing to a boil and cook for 10 minutes, stirring it constantly. Season it at the end with salt and nutmeg and you’re good to go!
3. Now that your sauce is ready, preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
Next, get a big bowl and throw in your package of beef along with your chopped parsley and paprika. Add a little bit of salt and pepper as well. Once all the ingredients are together, mix them all up until they’re evenly combined.
4. Next, peel three potatoes and boil them until semi-soft (7 – 8 min.)
Once they’re ready, take them out and chop them into slices, arranging them around the bottom of a round glass baking dish. Lay one layer flat on the bottom and arrange another layer around the sides as well.
5. Next, get your meat mixture and make ice cream scoop-sized meatballs.
The entire thing should form about 15 meatballs. Next, arrange them on your slices of potato that you laid out earlier.
6. Use remaining potato slices to put “walls” between the meatballs.
Each one has its own compartment. Pour your béchamel sauce into each one of the “compartments” until it’s relatively full and top the entire thing with a thin layer of shredded mozzarella.
7. Finally, throw the entire dish in your preheated oven for 15 minutes.
Once it’s done, you’ll have a deliciously cheesy and creamy French casserole-style dish that the whole family will love!
You see, this recipe is just so easy to make. You only need to make sure that the ingredients are complete so you can achieve its delectable taste.
Feel free to see the whole procedure in the video below!
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