Everything Potatoes

Potatoes are a staple food in the diet of a lot of people all over the world. Potatoes are a very versatile food. There are over 575 different types of potatoes. One of the most well-known and used, and my favorite, is the russet potato (also known as the Idaho potato). Russets are the number one potato used for making America’s favorite snacks, the French fry and the potato chip. Russet potatoes are very high in starch and low in sugar and moisture. There are so many great dishes to make with potatoes it is going to be hard for me to narrow it down to just one great recipe to share with all of you. The Recipe that I will be offering today is called Gratin Dauphinoise. This is a very traditional and very rich potato dish. It is a very cheap and easy dish to make with minimal ingredients. What you will need is:

 Ingredients:

• 3 Lbs. Russet potatoes
• 6 oz. blue cheese
• 4 oz. Gruyere cheese
• 24 Fl. oz. half and half 
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 Walla Walla sweet onion (Preferred but can use any sweet onion)
• Whole butter as needed
• Salt and white pepper to your preferred taste 
• 1/4th tsp. ground nutmeg

Procedure:

1. Peel and slice potatoes very thing.
2. Cut onions into 1 inch strips.
3. Place a single layer of potatoes in a well buttered baking dish.
4. Lay down some sliced onions and sprinkle some of both cheeses on top.
5. Season layer with salt and pepper. 
6. Repeat until all potatoes and onions are gone, while reserving 1/4th of the cheese.
7. Heat the half and half up to a simmer.
8. Whisk egg yolks together in a bowl.
9. Slowly and the hot half and half to the egg yolks so the eggs do not cook.
10. Pour the mixture over the top of the potatoes and onions and top with remaining cheese.
11. Bake at 350 degrees until the potatoes are tender and golden brown approximately 50 to 60 min.
12. Finally relax and enjoy!!!

As a side note you do not have to use blue cheese and Gruyere which you can switch for any other cheeses you prefer.