NEW MEXICAN POTATOES AU GRATIN To serve 2: 2 large potatoes 1 T. flour 2 T. butter 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. pepper 12 oz. sour cream 4 oz. can chopped green chiles 8 oz. monterrey jack cheese In saucepan, melt butter over medium high heat. Add flour and stir into butter. Let cook and brown slightly, forming a thick roux. Stir in sour cream, green chiles, salt and pepper. Let thicken to the consistency of thick gravy (add a milk 1 T. at a time if you need to thin it a bit). Remove from heat and add most of the cheese; set aside. Slice unpeeled potatoes into 1/4" thick slices. Place one layer in small casserole, and pour half the cheese sauce over; layer again and pour again. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 min. - 1 hr. Top with what's left of the cheese and bake an addition 15 min. -- : Karen Baldwin, Intergraph : klbaldwi@ingr.com : uunet!ingr!klbaldwi -- rec.food.recipes is a moderated newsgroup; only recipes are accepted for posting. Please read the "Posting Guidelines" file first. Articles go to recipes@taronga.com; administrative questions to tfdpress@acpub.duke.edu. Please allow two to five days for your submission to appear. |

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