The following are ten things I would do because of/with gratin dauphinoise, the greatest, creamiest, saltiest, perfectest dish EVER.
1. rub it on my feet in place of lotion. fragrant, buttery lotion.
2. eat it every single day for the rest of my life
3. make it into a candle for my bathroom
4. petition the FDA to sanction it as one of the necessary 5 daily fruits/vegetables
5. bury my face in it. scream because it's hot and i just burned my face. lick my lips. re-dunk my face in it.
6. buy a $40 mandoline just so i can make it more often (this I actually did)
7. find it strangely more attractive than leonardo dicaprio in 'the departed'
8. become sexier than a victoria's secret model to leonardo dicaprio by seducing him with a plate of it
9. imagine that heaven is comprised of diamond roads, wine rivers, and buildings made of potatoes
10. grow morbidly obese with it, like at least 417 pounds
Oh yeah, and here's the recipe.
Gratin Dauphinoise
8-10 red potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
1 stick butter at room temperature
s&p
1 cup heavy cream
1 garlic clove
Cut the garlic in half, and rub the cut sides all over a large casserole dish. Discard the cloves. Peel and slice the potatoes, then rinse them with cold water and pat them dry with paper towels (removes all starch and makes the texture divine).
Arrange a single layer of potato slices in the dish. Heavily salt and pepper them. Dot them with butter. Repeat until all the potatoes are used. Dump the cream over the whole mess. Stick it in the oven for an hour at 325 degrees. Devour.
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