Goat Cheese Scalloped Potatoes

• Vegetarian
• Gluten free

• Produce

  • 1 Fennel, bulb
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 8 Sprigs Thyme, fresh
  • 6 Yukon gold potatoes

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 Salt & pepper
  • 1 Pinch Sugar

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 tbsp Olive oil, light

• Dairy

  • 1 (8 oz. log goat cheese
  • 1 tbsp Butter
  • 2 cups Heavy cream

Found on fashionablefoods.com

Description

Ingredients

• 1 Tablespoon Butter
• 1 Tablespoon Extra-Light Olive Oil
• 1 Bulb Fennel*, sliced
• Salt & Pepper
• Pinch of Sugar (about ½ teaspoon)
• 6 Yukon Gold Potatoes, peeled and sliced
• 2 Cups Heavy Cream
• 8 Sprigs Fresh Thyme, 3 left whole and the leaves removed from the rest
• 2 Garlic Cloves, smashed gently and peeled
• 1 (8 oz.) Log Goat Cheese

Directions

• Melt the butter and olive oil in a medium sauté pan and add in the fennel. Add in the sugar and season well with salt and pepper. Turn the heat to low and allow the fennel to caramelize, stirring frequently, for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Once boiling, add a few pinches of salt and the potatoes. Blanch the potatoes for 3 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water. Preheat the oven to 375º. Pour the heavy cream into a small pot and add 3 sprigs of fresh thyme and the garlic. Season the cream with salt and pepper and bring to a very low simmer. Let the cream simmer for 5 minutes and then turn off the heat. Assemble the potatoes by buttering your baking dish (I used a 1.5 quart round) and then layer in enough potatoes to cover the bottom of the dish. Layer on some of the fennel, thyme and goat cheese evenly over the top, season with salt and pepper. Repeat the layers until everything is used up. Remove the thyme springs and garlic from the cream and pour it over the top of the potatoes. The cream should come up to just under the top layer of the potatoes. Bake the scalloped potatoes for 1 ½ hours or until they are bubbly and very brown. Test the potatoes for doneness by inserting a pairing knife into the center – if it glides through and feels soft they are done.