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🍽️ Creamy Potato and Bean Gratin with Fried Meatballs

784 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 500 g firm-cooking potatoes
• 200 g green beans
• salt
• soft butter (for the dish)
• 1 slice toast bread
• 1 shallot
• 1 clove garlic
• 400 g minced meat
• breadcrumbs (for working and rolling)
• pepper
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 0.5 tsp dried thyme
• 300 ml whipping cream
• 150 g grated cheese (e.g. Emmental)
• nutmeg
• 2 tbsp parmesan
• 100 g vine tomatoes

Instructions

1. 1. Wash the potatoes thoroughly.
2. 2. Boil the potatoes in salted water for 15 to 20 minutes.
3. 3. Make sure the potatoes remain slightly firm in the center.
4. 4. Peel the cooked potatoes.
5. 5. Cut the potatoes into thick slices.
6. 6. Trim the beans.
7. 7. Boil the beans in boiling salted water for about 5 minutes.
8. 8. Keep the beans crisp-tender.
9. 9. Drain the beans.
10. 10. Rinse the beans with cold water.
11. 11. Let the beans drain well.
12. 12. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius with top and bottom heat.
13. 13. Grease a baking dish with some butter.
14. 14. Soak the toast slices in some water.
15. 15. Peel the shallot.
16. 16. Peel the garlic.
17. 17. Chop the shallot and garlic finely.
18. 18. Add the chopped ingredients to the minced meat.
19. 19. Squeeze the soaked toast.
20. 20. Mix the squeezed toast with the minced meat.
21. 21. Season the mixture with salt.
22. 22. Season the mixture with pepper.
23. 23. Season the mixture with oregano.
24. 24. Season the mixture with thyme.
25. 25. Add breadcrumbs if needed.
26. 26. Ensure the dough is well-formable.
27. 27. Moisten your hands.
28. 28. Form small balls from the meat mixture.
29. 29. Roll the meatballs in breadcrumbs.
30. 30. Place the potato slices in the baking dish.
31. 31. Place the beans in the baking dish.
32. 32. Stir the cream with 50 grams of cheese.
33. 33. Season the cream mixture with salt.
34. 34. Season the cream mixture with pepper.
35. 35. Season the cream mixture with nutmeg.
36. 36. Pour the cream mixture over the vegetables.
37. 37. Place the meatballs on top of the vegetables.
38. 38. Put the dish in the oven.
39. 39. Bake the gratin for 30 to 40 minutes.
40. 40. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top in the last 10 minutes.
41. 41. Sprinkle the Parmesan on top.
42. 42. Place the washed tomatoes on top.
43. 43. Finish baking the gratin.
44. 44. Serve the gratin warm.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 784
• Protein: 37 g · Fett/Fat: 56 g · Carbs: 34 g