Butternut Squash And Potato Gratin With Fresh Sage Recipes

BUTTERNUT SQUASH GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a gratin baking dish with butter.
• Heat 1 tablespoon butter and olive oil in a large skillet over low heat; add onions and sage. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are browned, about 25 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.
• Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add squash, cover, and steam until tender, 10 to 20 minutes. Transfer squash to prepared gratin dish; toss with garlic and 3/4 teaspoon salt. Add the caramelized onions to the pan and gently mix to combine.
• Warm cream in a saucepan over low heat; pour over squash mixture. Stir to coat. Combine bread crumbs and 1 1/2 tablespoons melted butter together in a bowl; sprinkle over squash mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until gratin is bubbling and breadcrumbs are browned, 20 to 25 minutes.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. lightly butter or oil a 2-quart gratin dish.
• Heat half of the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, thyme and sage and cook, stirring frequently, until the onions are slightly carmelized (about 15 minutes). Season and spread in the gratin dish.
• Return the skillet to the heat and add the rest of the olive oil. Toss the squash lightly in the flour, add to the pan, and cook until it begins to brown, about 7 minutes. Add the parsley, season well, and cook for another minute. Put the squash in the gratin dish on top of the onions, cover with cheese, and add the heated milk.
• Cover and bake for 25 minutes; then uncover, add the bread crumbs and bake for 25 more minutes, or until the top is browned and the liquid absorbed.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND YUKON GOLD GRATIN WITH GRUYERE CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
• Butter a 9X13 baking dish.
• Melt butter in large skillet over med-high heat- add onions and saute until deeply carmelized- about 20-30 minutes.
• Lay alternating layers of squash and potatoes in pan.
• Layer onions on top.
• Mix 1/2 and 1/2 and salt and pepper, pour over top.
• Cover tightly with foil and bake 90 minutes.
• Increase oven temp to 400F degrees.
• Mix breadcrumbs, sage and cheese in bowl.
• Sprinkle over Gratin.
• Bake uncovered until top is golden brown and crisp, about 30 minutes.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH GRATIN WITH ONION AND SAGE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat a gratin dish with butter. In a large skillet over low heat, melt the butter with the oil. Add the onions and the sage. Cover and cook over low heat while you prepare the squash.
• Put the squash in a steaming basket and set over simmering water. Cover and let steam until the squash is tender, about 10 minutes. Put the squash in the prepared dish with the garlic and 3/4 teaspoon salt. Toss gently to combine.
• Continue to cook the onions, stirring frequently, until they caramelize, about 25 minutes total. Season with salt and pepper and add them to the gratin dish, mixing them with the squash. Pour the warm cream over the vegetables. Toss the breadcrumbs with the melted butter and sprinkle the crumbs evenly over the gratin. Bake until the top is browned and bubbling, about 40 minutes.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH, SAGE AND MOZZARELLA GRATIN

Steps:

• Peel the squash,cut into pieces and steam or boil until tender; mash with 1/2 T butter, there should be about 1 1/2 cups squash.
• Spread squash evenly into a small oiled casserole; sprinkle with cheese.
• Saute the onions in the remaining 1 T of butter until translucent; add bread crumbs, salt, pepper and sage and stir to combine.
• Sprinkle the bread crumb mixture over the cheese; bake at 325° for 25-30 minutes.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND POTATO GRATIN WITH FRESH SAGE

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat to 350°F.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the shallot and cook, stirring, until it softens and becomes translucent, about 30 seconds. Add the cream, thyme, 5 of the sage leaves, 2 teaspoons salt, and a few grinds of pepper and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and let the sage infuse in the cream for 10 minutes. Then remove and discard the sage leaves.
• Generously butter an 8 by 8-inch baking dish and arrange one-third of the potatoes and one-third of the squash across the bottom, overlapping them slightly to make a relatively even layer. Pour one-third of the cream mixture over the potatoes and sprinkle with one-third of the cheese. Build 2 more layers in the same way; on the last layer, add the remaining potatoes and cream, then arrange the remaining 7 sage leaves decoratively over the top. Finally, sprinkle on the remaining cheese.
• Cover the dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Then remove the foil and continue baking until the top is golden and a skewer goes into the potatoes with no resistance, about 30 minutes longer.
• Let rest for about 10 minutes before serving.