dauphinoise

[doh-fin-wahz]

adjective

1. (especially of potatoes) prepared by slicing and then baking in cream or milk, often au gratin or topped with cheese (used before or after the noun).

Example Sentences

There are a few pies that I’m particularly interested in: Saku’s spicy tuna picnic pies which each have a small quail egg in the center; Cristy’s pies with a decadent creamy leek filling; and Dana’s pies packed with dauphinoise potatoes, caramelized onions and a funky cheese sauce.

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“Almost like a dauphinoise pithivier,” Paul remarks, stealing a sly glance at Prue in what turns out to be a moment of not-so-subtle foreshadowing for the upcoming technical.

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Cream plus garlic, potatoes and a sharp knife equals decadent dauphinoise potatoes, but if you want to cut out the cost of the double cream you could instead go for lyonnaise potatoes which are equally as impressive.

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On one plate lie cuts of steak, black-edged and blushing, alongside potatoes dauphinoise, and on another, crimson-stained rice suffused with the deep, thrilling funk of guedj, fermented dried fish, and yete, sea snails buried in sand and then dried in the sun, tasting of brine, smoke and musk.

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Bresse chicken scented with tarragon and creamy potatoes dauphinoise seemed to melt on his tongue.

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