3 roasted potato tomato gratin Recipes

garlic cloves, 1 split , rest chopped, russet potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced, salt and pepper, fresh thyme, onions, very thinly sliced, tomatoes, cored and thinly sliced (about 1 lb), dry white wine, olive oil, leg of lamb, with bone in (about 6 to 7 lb)

cooking oil, lean stewing beef, cut into 1-inch cubes, salt and freshly ground black pepper, bacon, chopped, carrot, diced, onion, diced, celery stalk, diced, tomato paste, all-purpose flour, full-bodied , young red wine, veal stock , beef or chicken stock, thyme, bay leaf, foot long piece butcher s twine, pearl white and/or red onions , oven roasted and peeled, button mushrooms, halved and sauteed in butter, russet potatoes, peeled and sliced into 1/8-inch thickness, heavy cream (can substitute half-and-half or milk), grated gruyere or swiss cheese