Last night I had this screaming urge to cook something other than chicken nuggets. I had some potatoes, an onion, and some assorted cheese in the fridge. This is what happened.
Potatoes a la Boulangère
A fancy way of saying 'Potato and Onion Bake'
3 potatoes, peeled
1 yellow onion
1/3 cup vegetable or chicken broth
1/3 cup milk
seasonings
I sliced the potatoes and onions really thin and layered them in a baking dish: potato, onion, potato, onion, potato, onion. I then heated the broth in a saucepan and whisked in milk. I say "milk" very loosely since the recipe called for it but the only milk-like product in my fridge that didn't have chunks floating in it was alfredo sauce. I whisked that in instead and it turned out perfectly fine.
Pour the hot milk/broth mixture over the potato/onion one. I took this opportunity to sprinkle some fresh oregano over the top. The original recipe said to salt and pepper liberally between layers but I found this made it way too salty and almost ruined it for me. Let the salt in the broth do the work.
Cover and bake at 350 F for 40 minutes. Bake uncovered for another 15 minutes and then uncovered with a sprinkle of cheese over the top for another 15 minutes.
Hooray, you now have something fancy and French when before you thought you only had potatoes and fail.
Vegan alternative: Use an organic vegetable broth, those things never go bad. Like, ever. Just keep refrigerated. Instead of milk you just use a water and vegan butter spread alternative. You just want the potatoes to get a little creamy and you don't want them watery so mix up something with soy milk, butter alternatives, or cream alternatives that have a little more thickness than water.
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