Steakhouse Au Gratin Potatoes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 lbs potatoes
2 -4 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 cups gruyere, grated
1 1/2 cups half-and-half
kosher salt
freshly cracked black pepper
2 teaspoons thyme
1 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Peel and dice the potatoes. *I have a vegetable chopper from Williams-Sonoma and this step only takes 5 minutes.
Parboil the potatoes 5 minutes in salty water.
Either spray a large baking dish with oil or rub it lightly with butter.
Drain and then toss the potatoes in the baking dish with the butter, thyme, nutmeg, more salt and pepper.
Mix almost all the cheese (save some for the top) throughout the potatoes and pour the half & half evenly over all.
Top the dish with the reserved cheese.
Bake for one hour or until the cheese is nicely melted, bubbling and turning a caramel color.