Week 6 - Day 4

*Find out some fun facts about potatoes

in the Healthy Home Ec Book on page 85.

*What is a "rue"?

*What were some uses for the potato that the Incas' had?

Gather your supplies and ingredients.

(I used garlic salt instead of regular sea salt in this recipe to add extra flavor.

You can use either one.

I doubled this recipe today so the measurements will be different.

Use the measurements in your Healthy Home Ec book.

The procedure will be the same.)

Prepare the salted boiling water using regular sea salt.

Dice the onion.

Prepare the rue.

(Steps 4 and 5 on page 84)

{Again, I doubled this recipe to take to a potluck.

You won't have as much as I do in these photos,

but the procedure is the same.

Check the your measurements in the Healthy Home Ec book.}

Make the white cream sauce as directed.

(Steps 6 and 7)

Whisk very frequently.

Butter the baking dish.

Add the seasonings to the white cream sauce.

I used red potatoes for today, and left the skins on.

If you are using regular brown potatoes, peel them first.

Slice using a food processor, manual shredder, or by hand.

Add the potatoes to the boiling water for the directed amount of time.

(Step 10)

Keep stirring the white sauce constantly once it starts getting hot, 

scraping the bottom of the pan to prevent it from sticking or burning, until it becomes thick and bubbly.

Once it starts boiling, remove from heat and whisk frequently.

The white sauce should be thick and creamy.

Drain the potatoes using a colander in the sink.

Rinse slightly with cold water to remove excess starch.

Once well drained, add the potatoes to the buttered baking dish.

Layer half of the potatoes, then half of the onion.

I also added a layer of freshly shredded sharp cheddar cheese.

This is optional.

Then add half of the white sauce,

starting from one end of the baking dish to the other,

covering all of the potatoes.

Layer the other half of the potatoes, onions, cheese, and white sauce.

I added a little more garlic salt and freshly ground black pepper to the top.

Bake as directed.

The finished product:

(Because I took this dish to a potluck,

I wasn't able to get a photo of it served on a dish,

but it looked, smelled, and tasted amazing!)

I look forward to being with you again in the next lesson!