Raclette savoyarde

With melted cheese as the base, this dish is similar to a fondue except the heated cheese is scraped onto the ingredients rather than used for dipping. Best enjoyed immediately with pickled vegetables.

• serves

  5

• prep

  15 minutes

• cook

  10 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

This is one of the great mountain recipes. Raclette is a cow's milk cheese that melts perfectly. 

Ingredients

• 5 savoie sausages, or similar
• 200 g sliced jamon
• 500 g boiled baby potatoes
• whole nutmeg, optional
• 200 g pickled baby white onions
• 200 g cornichons
• 200 g pickled baby radish
• 1 kg raclette cheese, sliced to fit in the raclette shovels

You will need a raclette grill for this recipe (pictured below). The grill sits on the table so everyone can grill their own cheese in small 'shovels' that fit into the grill. These grills are available from some kitchenware shops and specialist retailers.

Instructions

1. Preheat the raclette set. Set the meat, potatoes and pickled vegetables on the table.
2. When hot, place sausage and vegetables on the top level of the raclette grill. Put the cheese in the shovels and place them in the lower deck. Grill the sausage and potatoes until cooked through.
3. Take some of the potatoes, jamon and sausages and place on a plate.
4. When the cheese is bubbly (see Note), place the cheese on top of the food on the plate. Enjoy immediately with pickled vegetables on the side.

Note

• I like to grate some fresh nutmeg over the melted cheese.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

This is one of the great mountain recipes. Raclette is a cow's milk cheese that melts perfectly.