This Italian version of potatoes au gratin is the best scalloped potato dish I have tried. I bought a mandolin and wanted to try it out and now I have found a potato dish that everyone in the house enjoys. I can’t take credit for the recipe because it is in Scott’s book of recipes, so he deserves all the credit for this dish.
Picture above is the Pantheon during our trip to Italy in 2024.
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Ingredients:
4-5 sliced potatoes
5 TBS butter
4 cups whole milk
1/4 cup flour
Pinch of oregano and nutmeg
Salt and pepper to taste
Parmigiana cheese
Mozzarella cheese
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit.
Slice the potatoes place them in cold water so that they don’t turn brown.
Prepare your cheese by grating.
Prepare your béchamel sauce by melting butter, whisking in flour and milk until thickened. Season with oregano, nutmeg and pepper. Add some grated parmigiana and taste to see if salt is needed.
Layer the dish by beginning with placing some béchamel sauce on the bottom of a 9X13 baking dish, a layer of potato, béchamel sauce, parmigiana and mozzarella, repeat layers until the pan is full ending with béchamel sauce and cheeses.
Cover with tin foil for the first 20 minutes in the oven and finish uncovered until the potatoes are tender and the top is slightly browned; about 50-60 minutes.
