Best Mountain Raclette Recipes

RACLETTE

Steps:

• Have a knife ready and small plates to serve. Arrange potatoes, pickles, onions, caper berries, ham, and tomatoes on a serving platter. Place cheese on a clean stone or a heatproof board or tile as close to the fire as possible. As the top of the cheese melts, scrape off cheese onto potatoes and accompany with garnishes. It takes some time between servings for the cheese to continue to melt, so have some wine or kirsch handy to keep guests happy.

RACLETTE

Steps:

• In a large pot combine 8 cups water, potatoes and 1 tablespoon salt. Place over high heat to bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork, 15 to 25 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• If you have oven-proof plates, preheat a broiler. If you do not have oven-proof plates, preheat oven to 250 degrees. When cool enough to handle, cut the potatoes in half lengthwise. Divide the warm potatoes, cut-side up, evenly among four plates, arranging them in a pinwheel pattern.
• Arrange one quarter of the cheese slices in a single layer over each portion of potatoes, taking care to completely cover all potatoes. Broil or bake until cheese melts, about 3 minutes in a broiler or 10 minutes in an oven.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot, garnished with scallions sprinkled on top. Cornichons, pickled onions and pickled cauliflower are optional accompaniments. If desired, the dish may be served with a green salad.

HOW TO MAKE RACLETTE

Steps:

• If necessary, cut the raclette cheese to fit the coupelles or small trays under the raclette grill.
• Turn the raclette grill on to medium-high heat.
• If you are using bacon, place the bacon rashers onto the grill plate and cook until your liking.
• Use the bacon fat to cook the other ingredients.
• If you are not using bacon, simply brush the grill plate with some oil.
• Place some meat and vegetables on the hot grill plate.
• While the meat and vegetables are cooking on the grill plate, place a slice of raclette cheese into the coupelles or small trays, and place them under the heating element.
• The melted raclette cheese is usually served over the warm potatoes on your plate, which you should slice just before adding the cheese. But it is also common to place the melted cheese over the cooked vegetables. Some people even put slices of potatoes into the coupelles so that the cheese melts directly on top. Do as you please!
• Be careful to not overcook the meat on the grill plate.

MOUNTAIN RACLETTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Boil potatoes until tender, drain.
• Thinly slice Raclette and place even amounts into three ovenproof ramekins.
• Place the sausages in a baking dish.
• Cook sausages and cheese at the same time, for about 10 minutes.
• Slice the sausages into coin-shaped pieces.
• Serve on dinner plates with melted cheese in the middle surrounded by piles of sausage, potatoes, fennel, and cornichons, along with a basket of sliced bread.

OVEN RACLETTE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Arrange raclette cheese in six 3- to 4-inch or one 8- to 10-inch cast iron skillet(s), cutting wedges to fit as necessary.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is softened but still slightly firm in center, 5 to 10 minutes. Use a ventilation fan while baking; the cheese is pungent!
• Sprinkle cheese with thyme and pepper to serve.

SWISS RACLETTE

Steps:

• Chop up the Bacon and Salami. set to one side. Blanche the Asparagus and just bring the sweet corn to the boil and drain. Leave to cool.
• Chop up the onion, Tomato and capsicum into small dice, put them all in individual small dishes and cover all the prepared ingredients.
• Cook the potatoes, and serve hot with all the ingredients on the table. People can then help themselves to what they like, usually putting on the bacon and uncooked vegetables first so that they cook well. Add the spices to taste.
• Add the Asparagus and corn, then put a thin layer of cheese over the top, slide under the frill part of the raclette and heat until the cheese has melted.
• Put just two new Potatoes on the plate, cut open and add the cooked mix over them.
• Refill your cooking utensil and start over again, most will have three to four helpings,.
• Its delicious, relaxing and so much fun.