Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, chayotte gratin. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Chayotte Gratin is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. Chayotte Gratin is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chayotte gratin using 13 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Chayotte Gratin:
- Make ready 2 chayottes peeled and cut in thick slices lengthwise
- Get 1 potato - peeled sliced
- Make ready 2 medium size carrots - peeled sliced
- Take to taste Salt and pepper
- Take Make a Bechamel sauce: ingredients below
- Prepare 120 mls liquid milk
- Make ready 1 Tbs flour
- Prepare 100 mls double cream
- Get Sprig thyme or dried herbs
- Take Grated cheese
- Take Pinch cumin powder
- Take Smoked paprika (optional)
- Prepare slices Hard boiled eggs (optional) cut in
Instructions to make Chayotte Gratin:
- Place all the vegetables in a bowl, sprinkle with some water. Season with a little salt, cover and steam for 2 minutes in the microwave.
- Meanwhile prepare the Bechamel sauce. Place a saucepan on the hob, add butter followed by flour. Stir well
- Start adding the milk whisking vigorously to avoid lumps forming.
- The sauce will start to thicken. Season with salt and cumin powder.
- As the sauce thickens, add some smoked paprika if using. Add grated cheese and stir well until melted.
- Turn the heat off. Remove from heat.
- Heat the oven at 200 C while you start to assemble the dish together.
- Place the steamed vegetables in an ovenproof dish.
- Place the sliced boiled egg around, randomly.
- Now pour over the sauce, sprinkle with chopped fresh herbs and grated cheese.
- Place in a preheated oven to cook for approximately 20-30 minutes until it stats to bubble and golden on the top.
- Once cooked remove from the oven. Leave to cool down for at least 10 minutes before serving.
- Enjoy on its own or with fresh bread.
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