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EASY CARROTS AU GRATIN - A simple and unusual carrot-cheese casserole
This is a family recipe that my inlaws make for holiday dinners. I've
never seen it in any cookbook. It's unusual, but good.
INGREDIENTS (Serves 4-6)
- 15 ml (1 Tbsp)
- butter
- 1 kg (3 cups)
- carrots,
sliced.
- 50 g (3 Tbsp)
- butter
- 50 ml (3 Tbsp)
- flour
- 400 ml (1½ cups)
- milk
- 250 g (½ lb)
- process cheese
PROCEDURE
- (1)
-
Slice the carrots and saut\z\(aae in
15 g
butter over low heat for 5-10 minutes, until cooked to taste.
- (2)
-
Make a roux with the butter and flour. Add the milk (warmed) and cook
until thick.
- (3)
-
Add cheese and cook until cheese is melted. Mix in the
cooked carrots.
- (4)
-
Place in greased casserole and sprinkle with buttered bread crumbs.
Bake at
175°C
for 15-20 minutes or until brown.
NOTES
Process cheese is sometimes called "American cheese" or "Canadian cheese"
depending on where it is bought. You can make a standard cheddar cheese
sauce instead, or you can use something like Velveeta instead.
RATING
Difficulty:
easy.
Time:
15 minutes preparation, 20 minutes baking.
Precision:
no need to measure.
CONTRIBUTOR
Michelle Berteig
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
michelle@tybalt.caltech.edu