Scalloped Potatoes with Caramelized Fennel

Name: Scalloped Potatoes with Caramelized Fennel
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature, divided; 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil; 2 fennel bulbs (about 1 1/2 pounds), trimmed, quartered, cored, thinly sliced (about 6 cups); Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper; 1/2 cup dry white wine or dry vermouth; 2 bay leaves; 2 1/2 pounds waxy potatoes (such as Yukon Gold), peeled, sliced 1/8-inch thick; 1 1/2 cups heavy cream; 1 1/2 cups whole milk; 1 garlic clove, halved; 1 cup shredded Comté or Gruyère

Scalloped Potatoes with Caramelized Fennel was pinched from <a href="http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/2012/11/scalloped-potatoes-with-caramelized-fennel" target="_blank">www.bonappetit.com.</a>

"Braising the fennel and simmering the potatoes in cream before assembling the gratin infuses them with extra flavor...."

INGREDIENTS

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2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature, divided

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1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

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2 fennel bulbs (about 1 1/2 pounds), trimmed, quartered, cored, thinly sliced (about 6 cups)

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Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper

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1/2 cup dry white wine or dry vermouth

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2 bay leaves

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2 1/2 pounds waxy potatoes (such as Yukon Gold), peeled, sliced 1/8-inch thick

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1 1/2 cups heavy cream

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1 1/2 cups whole milk

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1 garlic clove, halved

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1 cup shredded Comté or Gruyère

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