noun
definition
The top crust of a dish, consisting of breadcrumbs or grated cheese heated under a grill; the dish itself.
Examples of gratin in a Sentence
Have the beef bourguignon, and pay extra for a side order of potatoes au gratin.
The extensive range of traditional cookware items includes flan, lasagna and gratin dishes, cheese domes, casseroles and soup tureens.
To Serve Cut a slice of hot sweet potato gratin on the plate.
And you don't even know what ' Au gratin ' means... Um, got any lager?
To serve; cut the pies into slices and serve with the root vegetable gratin.
But the other woman, satisfying her first pangs of hunger, was now bent rather low over her macaroni au gratin.
In the hour allocated for cooking, Chris managed to create eight dishes including haddock kedgeree, courgette au gratin and sweet-and-sour pork.
What is a holiday dinner without potatoes au gratin?
Cut the two tablespoons of butter into cubes and dot the top of the gratin.
Sprinkle the remaining Parmesan cheese over the gratin.
Roasted vegetable dishes like a mushroom Au Gratin can be cooked two or three days beforehand and heated for 20 minutes before serving.
You can use it as part of your recipe for gratin dishes which call for a crunchy coating of bread crumbs, butter, and flour.