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This is a delicious and quick recipe for a fancy but simple side dish.

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Ingredients

  • 250 ml of heavy cream
  • 1/4 Pack of grated swiss cheese
  • 1 Pinch of Nutmeg
  • 3-4 Zucchinis (if Nan is cooking and Pascal’s not home, she may keep one for the night)
  • salt, olive oil, butter

Method

  1. Butter 4 ‘ramequins’ (little oven-proof 5-7 cm round dishes).
  2. Slice the zucchinis very thin, some 3, 4 and 5 mm (I Coco would say even thinner but I suck at cutting thin slices, but you really need various size to fit holes)
  3. Pre-heat oven at 400 F
  4. Saute (revenir) the zucchinis in a pan with enough olive oil and pour salt on them (usually takes 15 minutes, about 2 smokes but check between the cigarettes)
  5. Mix the heavy cream with the swiss cheese and the nutmeg, no need for a total blend, use a fork.
  6. Apply one layer of zucchinis in the ramequin, then one cuillere spoon of the heavy cream mix, then one more layer of zucchini then more cream until you reach 5 mm from the top of the ramequin (if you go further, it may spill stuff over)
  7. Put the 4 ramequins in the oven, let them cook for 28 minutes (one whisky and 3 or 4 smokes but check between the cigarettes), if the gratin looks black then you over cooked it, so you may need less time, I once was able to do it in 27 minutes, the top of the gratin should be a mix of yellow and brown colors
  8. Remove from oven, wait 5 minutes to cool off, prepare the table, open the wine, and enjoy

et voila, so simple I(Coco)‘m ashamed of myself.

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Traditional
Serve4
Preparation Time15 mn
Cooking Time28 mn
Temperature
AuthorsPascal Crausaz
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