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Baked sweet potato gratin with béchamel and Parmigiano

Baked sweet potato gratin with béchamel sauce and Parmesan is a side that can also become a main course or one dish: tasty and vegetarian, you can make it in advance and bake it before serving.
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine Emilia-Romagna
Keyword Baked potato gratin, Baked sweet potato gratin with béchamel and Parmesan
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 6 serves

Equipment

  • 23 cm x 17 cm baking dish

Ingredients

  • 1 kg of orange flesh sweet potatoes, roughly the same size, or 2 large orange potatoes
  • 200 ml of béchamel sauce
  • 100 g of breadcrumbs (without any aromas)
  • 50 g of grated Parmigiano Reggiano or Pecorino or Grana Padano cheese
  • 2 g of dried oregano or other herbs of your choice
  • 1 or 2 g of salt
  • 15 g of grated Parmigiano Reggiano

Instructions

  • Remove the ends and skins from the potatoes. Cut into thin slices about 4 mm thick.
  • Fill a large pot with hot water, add salt as you would for pasta, bring to a boil, and add the potatoes. Once the water returns to a boil, cook the potatoes for 3 minutes. They should be cooked but still crisp.
  • Using a slotted spoon, transfer the potatoes to a baking dish.
  • While the potatoes cool, spread the béchamel on the bottom of the baking dish.
  • Preheat the oven to 190 degrees Celsius (375°F).
  • Mix the breadcrumbs, cheese, oregano, and salt, and pour the mixture into a large baking dish.
  • Coat the potatoes in the mix, shake off any excess breadcrumbs from the slices, and arrange them vertically in two rows until the baking dish is full. If there are any breadcrumbs left over, sprinkle them over the potatoes. Sprinkle with more Parmesan and drizzle with oil.
  • Bake in the oven for 15 minutes, then turn on the grill function for the remaining time I have indicated, or until they are golden brown to your liking. If you don't have a grill, increase the oven temperature

Tips

  • If you want to peel and slice the potatoes before cooking them, for example, the night before, leave them in a bowl of cold water outside the refrigerator until you are ready to use them.
  • You can prepare the baking dish in advance, for example, the day before: store it in the refrigerator and bake it in the oven just before serving.
  • Serve the dish as a side dish for 6 or a main course for 4 people (in this case, prepare a side dish as well).