Jalapeño Au Gratin Potatoes
We recently took a trip to Florida with a group of friends and ate at a fantastic steak house. I love a good steak, but for me it’s really all about the side dishes. One of the perks of going out with a large group is getting to try a little bit of everything. Hands down one of the best dishes of the night were the Jalapeño Au Gratin potatoes they served! I’ve been on a mission to recreate it at home and I think I finally got it.
I have to admit, I was a bit skeptical to try these at first since I’m not huge of spicy food. These have such a nice creamy cheesy texture with just a hint of heat. Of course if you love spicy food you can easily kick this up by adding more jalapeños!
These Jalapeño Au Gratin Potatoes are obviously a great side to steak as previously mentioned, but they would also pair nicely with a honey ham. They also make a fun addition to brunch and they are perfect for your next holiday gathering.
While they look complicated to make, it’s pretty easy if you have a mandolin. My mandolin is one of my favorite kitchen gadgets. They are great for quickly slicing potatoes, cucumbers, carrots etc…
Jalapeño Au Gratin Potatoes
Ingredients
- 5 russet potatoes peeled and sliced thinly
- 1 pint heavy cream
- 1-2 jalapeños finely diced, use one if you don't like spice
- 8 oz gruyere cheese shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Pour heavy cream into a medium saucepan and add the diced jalapeños.
- Simmer over medium-low heat for 10 minutes. Do not let boil.
- Peel and thinly slice potatoes using a mandolin.
- Grease a 2 quart cooking dish.
- Put a layer of potatoes, a sprinkle of cheese, and a bit of the jalapeño cream mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Continue to layer potatoes, cheese, cream, salt and pepper until all ingredients are used up.
- Top with a bit more shredded cheese.
- Bake in the oven for 1 hour 15-30 minutes or until potatoes are cooked through.
- Let set a few minutes and enjoy!
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What’s your favorite steak house side dish? I hope you love these Jalapeño Au Gratin potatoes if you give them a try!
Hi Kelly! Making this for my family :) Did you happen to cover with foil at all during the cooking process?
You can if it starts to get too brown on top!
Excited to make this but how would I add fresh garlic? Would I add some sliced to the jalapeños in cream? Looks delish, thank you!
I think that would work yes!