This potato gratin with ground pork from @feyginfoto hits that comfort food spot perfectly! With warm, melted cheeses and fresh herbs and spices, you'll be going back for seconds.

This potato gratin with ground pork from @feyginfoto hits that comfort food spot perfectly! With warm, melted cheeses and fresh herbs and spices, you'll be going back for seconds.

 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup milk
  • 3 sprigs thyme plus 1/2 tsp fresh leaves
  • 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 1/2 cup diced shallots
  • 2 lb ground pork 
  • 5 garlic cloves
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 2 cups frozen peas and carrots
  • 3 Tbsp parsley
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 2 Yukon Gold potatoes
  • 2 Tbsp parm freshly grated
  • 4 oz shredded Gruyere
  • 1 can chicken broth


Steps
Set oven to 375
In a skillet (we use @caraway_home ) combine milk, thyme sprigs, rosemary sprigs and 1/4 tsp salt and bring to simmer over high heat. Simmer for 5 min but don’t boil.

In a skillet, on medium heat cook shallots in butter 4-6 minutes followed by ground pork, garlic and pepper and salt to taste.

Once the pork is semi cooked add 1 cup of broth, peas, carrots, 2 Tbsp parsley, 1/2 tsp thyme and cook for a few min.

In a small bowl whisk remaining broth and cornstarch and pour it over the skillet

Cover with sliced potatoes by overlapping in a spiral pattern.

Discard rosemary and thyme sprigs and pour over potatoes.

Sprinkle with parm and Gruyere.

Cover with lid or foil bake until potatoes are tender about 1 hour.

Uncover and broil until cheese is brown and golden.

Garnish with remaining parsley and enjoy!!