Potatoes au Gratin

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I wanted to review these potatoes months ago when I first made them...just before I went to buy the extras I needed for it I had breakfast at the local dinner with my husband when guess who walked in...Big Daddy himself! To make a long story short...I was 9 mos pregnant and needed breakfast before shopping. So now that I have a few minutes away from the newborn and am using the recipe again for tonites dinner with tilapia and string beans! I love this dish, my toddler agrees and hubby is happy! Aaron these taters are slammin!

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I tried it out for the first time and was very impressed. Like some other
commentators mentioned, I also had to adapt the sauce in order to lessen the
thickness by adding a combination of both milk and water. Used a pinch of nutmeg.
I also sliced potatoes thin so that they could cook evenly. Will be making it again and this time will kick it up a notch by adding frozen broccoli and bacon topping with
bread crumbs. Oh, and Gouda Cheese alone does wonders for this recipe.

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Have you heard of test and adjust before you serve the dish to your guest? DUH!

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After reading all the comments I decided to make this dish thinking that we were either going to love it or hate it. I'm happy to say that we loved it. I made a few modifications to it though. I sliced the potatoes as thin as possible with a good sharp knife, figuring that they would cook through better if they were thinner than in the video. After I melted the butter for the sauce, I added a small diced onion and let it cook over med heat until the onions were translucent. When adding the remainder of the ingredients, I reduced the nutmeg to 1/4 teaspoon. You can taste the nutmeg in the potatoes but it is not overpowering. When adding the potatoes into the dish, I spooned in some of the sauce about half way through and then added the remainder of the potatoes. Make sure you leave enough sauce to cover the top thoroughly. I made the bread crumbs as specified but I only used 1/2 or less. I just put a nice thin layer on top.
These potatoes were a big hit and they are just as good when reheated for lunch the next day.

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This side dish is sooo delicious. Makes a lot, but the leftover was even better the next night. Well worth trying. A great dish to take to any gathering.
When I saw Aaron Mc making this dish on his show, I knew I wanted to try it. And even then I was thinking how I was going to tweak it to suit my taste. The sauce was a bit thick but was easily thinned out (just a tad with a little more milk. I knew that nutmeg could be intimidating or overpowering in a recipe, so I knew I was going to use just a pinch. I knew that not all potatoes cook up the same, so I was going to test them after the allotted cooking time to see if they were tender and if not, cook them a little longer. I knew that I liked two of the cheeses in A.M.'s recipe so I used them and put in the third one of my choice.

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I used a slicer to get these potatoes paper thin, but have made them at least 6 times in the last 3 months. My picky 9 year old hates all potato dishes but ate this with a gusto and the man of the house raved! The boullion adds a certain depth to the dish that took the potatoes from good to insanely delicious! It did take a bit longer than the recipe called for to bake thoroughly, and the nutmeg has been corrected on the site from the original posting, so I say take the time and make these. Can't wait to make them again.
Great Job Big Daddy!

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Right after Aaron won season 4, I copied his recipe-winning final effort. wow wow wow. These potatoes are delish! moist! flavorful. My guests raved and I took the glory until I had to confess. Aaron has such a delicious personality!

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I love the show but this has possibly got to be the WORST recipe EVER. I followed the recipe to the letter. The sauce was thick and therefore didn't flow all the way through the potatoes. The flavor of the sauce was not good and didn't compare to ANY au gratin potatoes and even the panko topping didn't add much to salvage it.... You win some, you lose some I guess...

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I followed the recipe to the letter. The sauce was to thick and bland. Potatoes did not cook very well. The topping is the only part of the recipe that was any good. This recipe should go back to the test kitchen for a serious rewrite.

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I am so bummed...I was thinking that this was going to be a FAB addition to dinner and it was just the opposite. first of all, the potatoes were raw. i watched the video and sliced them just as he did...and it didn't work! i saw someone else recommended using a slicer to get the potatoes very thin....that would be a good suggestion. also, it says to simply layer on the goo over the potatoes...which left many of the potatoes plain with nothing on them at all...this should definitely have been stirred up. And the flavor...eh, there are better ones out there i'm sure. i NEVER review recipes, but wanted to save a few of you from wasting your time! good luck!