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Pommes boulangère
Potatoes baked in stock
Pommes boulangère: French potato and onion slices baked slowly in stock
Pommes boulangère takes its name from the village baker, whose oven families once borrowed on Sundays, leaving a dish of potatoes and onions to cook slowly in the falling heat while they were at church; it would come home ready to go with the roast lamb. Thin slices of potato and soft onion are layered with thyme and baked in stock until the top is crisp and the inside tender and savoury. This version uses vegetable stock so it is vegetarian and dairy-free. The common mistake is not softening the onions first, so they stay crunchy. Chef's tip: press the potatoes down with a spatula halfway through baking; they soak up the stock and bake into neat layers.
- Total time
- 95 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 onionsthinly sliced
- 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves
- 2 ⅝ lb all-purpose potatoespeeled
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 2 cups hot vegetable stock
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 375°F (350°F fan). Heat 2 tbsp of the 2 tbsp olive oil in a pan and cook the 2 onions over a medium heat for 8–10 minutes until soft and golden. Stir in the 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves.
10 minStep 2: Slice the 2 ⅝ lb all-purpose potatoes 3 mm thick. Layer them in an oiled baking dish with the onions, seasoning each layer with 1 tsp salt and ½ tsp black pepper, finishing with a neat layer of potato.
10 minStep 3: Tuck in the 2 bay leaves, pour over the hot 2 cups hot vegetable stock and brush the top with the rest of the 1 tbsp olive oil.
2 minStep 4: Bake for 70 minutes, pressing the potatoes down with a spatula halfway through, until tender all the way through and golden and crisp at the edges.
70 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 220 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 38 g
- Fat
- 6 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does pommes boulangère take?
- About 95 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 75 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of onions?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of all-purpose potatoes?
- Sweet potato, same weight (sweeter, cooks a little faster).
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