Sausage, Mushroom & Potato Gratin

Gratins is originated in French Cuisine, in which the cooked main ingredients are topped with a browned crust, either using grated cheese or breadcrumbs or eggs. The main ingredients can be anything of our choice, but a classic gratin is always made with  thinly sliced potatoes soaked up in all the goodness of a milk-and-cream mixture. 

In this recipe i used sausages, mushrooms and potatoes, sauted with little onion and garlic, and mixed up in milk & cream mixture and the topped up with egg and baked till golden brown crust is formed. The recipe is so versatile and you can use any veggies as per the availability in your pantry. And i can say it was a yummy  quick fix dinner 

Sausage, Mushroom & Potato Gratin

Preparation Time : 10 minutes

Cooking Time : 15 Minutes

Baking Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

Sausages - 10

Mushroom - 400 g (1 can)

Potatoes - 1 big

Butter - 1 tbsp

Onion - 1 small

Garlic - 4 

Flour - 2 tbsp

Milk - 1/2 cup

Chicken Broth -1/2 cup

Cheese Cubes - 2

Pepper Powder - 1/2 tsp

Parsley - 2 tbsp (chopped finely)

Oil

Salt to taste

For Baking:-

Egg - 2

Salt to taste

Pepper - 1/4 tsp

Parsley - 1 tbsp chopped finely

Method:-

1. In a pan, add 1 tbsp oil and shallow fry slices sausages. keep Aside.

2. In the same pan, shallow fry Potato slices as well with little salt and keep aside.

3. Add butter, saute onion, add garlic and saute well. 

4, Add Mushroom and mix well. Close and cook in low flame for some times, stirring occasionally

5. Add flour, saute till the raw smell disappears and add the chicken broth and then milk.

6. Keep on stirring, so that no lumps are formed. 

7. Add cheese cubes. Keep on stirring on low flames chill all are well in-cooperated.

8. Add Pepper Powder, Add Fried sausages and potatoes.

9. Mix well and let it cook in low flame for 5 minutes and add parsley and switch off the flame.

10.In a bowl, mix together eggs, salt, pepper and parsley till combine well. 

11.Move the cooked sausage, mushroom and potato mix to a baking dish.

12. Pour the egg mix evenly over the sausage, mushroom and potato mix.

13. Bake for 25 minutes at 180 degree Celsius till eggs are cooked and browned at top.

Notes:-

1. The sausages, mushrooms and potatoes can be substituted with any veggies or even potatoeas alone will do.

2. If chicken broth is not available, skip it and use 1 cup milk.

3. For Baking instead of eggs you can spread any kind of cheese.

4. Crushed red chilies can be added for extra spiciness.