Best 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:

• Start by making the vinaigrette. Put the mustard and red wine vinegar into a bowl or jug and whisk together. Add salt and pepper then slowly add the sunflower oil, whisking as you go until the mixture is thick and smooth. Stir in the chopped chives and store in the fridge until needed.
• Boil the potatoes for 15-18 mins or until tender. Drain, leave to steam dry for a few mins then add the butter, keep warm until serving.
• Arrange all the other ingredients in bowls, plates and platters on the table. Set up and turn on the raclette machine according to manufacturer's instructions - you may want to set the raclette machine on a heatproof tray to catch any melty cheesy drips.
• Let your guests help themselves to ingredients - if your raclette machine has a top hot plate use this to keep the potatoes warm or crisp them up and use to cook the peppers if you don't want them raw.
• Get stuck in! Everyone should have their own mini handled tray on which to put a slice or two of raclette cheese. This then sits under the central grill until melted. With an arrangement of potatoes and/or cured meats etc on their plate, your guests can then scrape their own portion of melted cheese on top with a wooden paddle or spoon. Leave the jug of vinaigrette on the table so it can be drizzled over the potatoes or salad leaves to taste. Serve with crusty bread on the side.

RACLETTE (MELTED CHEESE WITH POTATOES AND PICKLES)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 500 degrees. Heat four 10-inch oven-proof dinner plates in the oven for 3 to 5 minutes. To ensure the success of the raclettes, the plates must be very hot.
• When ready to serve, remove the plates from the oven. Working as quickly as possible, arrange four slices of cheese in the center of each plate, overlapping them slightly. The cheese should begin to sizzle once it comes into contact with the plate. At once, place the four plates on the floor of the oven. Let cheese melt in the oven for about 2 minutes, being careful not to let it brown. Remove from the oven, place a potato and one or two gherkins and pickled onions on the side of each plate and serve at once. Serve each plate on a service plate to prevent scorching the table.

RACLETTE (POTATOES AND CHEESE FROM SWITZERLAND)

Steps:

• Scrub the potatoes, but do not peel them. Use the tip of a knife to cut out any eyes.
• Put the potatoes in a pan of cold, salted water. Bring it to the boil and cook them for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Cut the cheese into thin slices.
• Check that the potatoes are cooked by pushing a sharp knife into one. It should come out easily.
• Drain the potatoes and let them cool a little. Cut them in half. Lay the cheese onto the cut side of each potato.
• Put the potatoes under the broiler (or onto a grill rack) and cook until the cheese melts and starts to bubble.

RöSTI POTATOES WITH RACLETTE

Steps:

• Chop the herbs on a dry, clean cutting board, mix together in a small bowl and set aside. Heat a large, straight-sided skillet on high. Add the butter and swirl. Turn heat to medium and add the leeks, season with salt and pepper, and cook the leeks are until very soft but not browned, about 10 minutes. Add the herbs and season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Grate 2 of the potatoes and season with salt and pepper. Immediately place the potatoes in a clean towel and squeeze, twisting to extract as much liquid as possible. Repeat this step after the first layer has added to the pan.
• Heat a medium, nonstick skillet on high. Add the oil and when hot, add the potatoes. Press with a spatula to form a cake covering the bottom of the pan. Add the Raclette in one layer, allow it to melt, then add the leek mixture. Cover with the remaining grated potatoes and press with a spatula to form an enclosed potato cake stuffed with the leeks and cheese. When the bottom is browned and crispy, about 12 minutes. Flip, add more oil as necessary, and cook other side until golden and crisp, 10 minutes.
• Remove to a cutting board and cut into wedges to serve.

TWICE-BAKED POTATO-AND-RACLETTE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. Butter a 2- to 2 1/2-quart baking dish. Bake potatoes directly on upper rack until tender, 1 hour to 1 hour, 15 minutes. Remove and let cool slightly; when cool enough to handle, cut in half and scoop out flesh, reserving skins. Rice or mash potato flesh in a large bowl; add butter, sour cream, cream cheese, half of raclette, milk, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and mix until smooth and creamy. Transfer to prepared dish; top with remaining raclette.
• Slice potato skins into 1 1/2-inch-wide strips. Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet; toss with oil, garlic, sage, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Spread in a single layer. Bake casserole on upper rack and skins on lower rack until cheese melts and skins become crisp and golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Sprinkle roasted skins over casserole; top with chives and serve.

MANDY'S RACLETTE GRUYERE CHEESE FONDUE

Steps:

• Rub inside of a 4-quart heavy pot with cut sides of garlic, then discard or set aside garlic. Add wine to pot and bring just to a simmer over moderate heat. (You may as well enjoy a glass at this time.).
• Mix cornstarch with shredded cheese and gradually add cheese to pot and cook, stirring constantly in a zig zag pattern (rather than circular motion) until cheese is melted and creamy. Don't let the cheese boil if you can help it.
• If the fondue is still lumpy after the cheese melts, adding a few drops of lemon juice will help.
• Bring fondue to simmer and cook, stirring, until thickened, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Transfer to fondue pot. Good dipping options are bread cubes, potatoes, broccoli, or apple slices.

RACLETTE WITH POTATO ROUNDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Toss potatoes with olive oil and salt on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake, tossing halfway through, until golden, about 17 minutes. Transfer potatoes to an ovenproof 6-inch skillet. Top with raclette. Bake until bubbly, about 5 minutes. Top with cornichons, and serve with toothpicks.

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.

MELTED CHEESE WITH POTATOES AND PICKLES (RACLETTE)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 500* for at least 15 minutes. Heat four 10-inch ovenproof dinner plates in the oven for 3 to 5 minutes. To ensure the success of the raclette, the plates must be very hot.
• When ready to serve, remove the plates from the oven, grasping them with potholders, and, as quickly as possible, arrange four slices of cheese in the center of each plate, overlapping them slightly. The cheese should begin to sizzle as soon as it comes in contact with the plate.
• At once, place the four plates on the rack lowest to the source of heat.
• In about 5 to 6 minutes the cheese should melt to a creamy, bubbly mass; do not let it turn the slightest bit brown.
• Remove from the oven, place a potato and one or two gherkins and pickled onions on the side of each plate and serve at once, setting each plate on a service plate to prevent it from scorching the table.

RACLETTE

Steps:

• To prepare the accoutrements: Boil the potatoes in a large pot of boiling salted water for about 15 minutes or until they're just tender. Drain the water from the potatoes and allow the potatoes to cool slightly. Cut the potatoes in half and transfer them to a platter. Arrange the baby zucchini, asparagus, broccolini and tomato slices on the platter alongside the potatoes. Place the cheese and prosciutto on another platter. Place the gherkins and onions in small bowls. Place the bread in a basket. To cook and serve: Place the raclette grill in the middle of the dinner table. Preheat the raclette grill according to the manufacturer's instructions. Brush the top griddle of the raclette grill lightly with some butter. Cook some of the potatoes, zucchini, asparagus and broccolini on the top griddle until they are golden brown and crisp tender, turning occasionally, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Transfer the grilled vegetables to plates. Repeat with the remaining butter, vegetables, salt and pepper. Meanwhile, have each dinner guest place a slice of cheese onto their individual cheese tray, topping it with a slice of tomato or grilled vegetables, if desired, and slide it under the broiler of the raclette grill for about 5 minutes or until the cheese melts, bubbles convincingly and is brown around the edges. While the cheese melts, this is a good time to eat a few slices of ham and some gherkins. Have the dinner guests remove their trays from under the broiler and spoon the melted cheese onto the grilled potatoes on their plates, sprinkle with paprika and pepper, and eat with the grilled vegetables and accoutrements. Since it takes about 5 minutes or so for each slice of cheese to cook, it's a good idea to put a new slice of cheese under the broiler as soon as you've scraped the last one onto your potatoes. That way you can keep them coming.

RACLETTE AMERICAN STYLE

Steps:

• TO DO AHEAD, steps 1 - 5 (about 30 - 45 minutes prep time: Cut rind off Raclette cheese and slice about 1/4" thick and in a size to fit your raclette trays. Slice the cheddar cheese the same way. Arrange on a platter, cover and refrigerate.
• Slice the Portobello mushrooms 1/4" thick, (or buy already sliced). Slice the peppers in long strips. Put mushrooms and peppers into a Ziploc bag. Mix or preferably emulsify together Good Seasons Italian dressing package with balsamic and olive oil. Pour into the Ziploc, close and gently shake to coat everything. Marinate for no more than half a day. Arrange on a platter, (We put it on an oval one, red pepper strips in the middle and mushrooms on each end - pretty!), cover and refrigerate.
• Brown the sausages on all sides in a skillet. When nice and browned, boil them until just done, still a little pink in the middle. When they are cool enough to handle, slice them about 1/4" thick and on a slight diagonal. Arrange on a platter with the ham slices, (step 4).
• Separate the proscuitto and ham slices. Cut them in half and arrange them on a platter - we took each slice and made a sort of rosette out of it so they were easier to pick up and put the sausages in the middle with the hams on either side.
• Put shaved beef in a Ziploc bag. Pour in your marinade of your choice, close the bag and shake to mix well. (We emulsified together some olive oil, bourbon, a garlic clove, about a T. of Grey Poupon mustard, a splash of balsamic and black pepper.) Marinate for an hour to several hours. Drain the marinade off the steak; try to separate the slices, make "rosettes" and arrange on a platter BY ITSELF since it's a raw meat; cover and refrigerate.
• AN HOUR BEFORE EATING, step 6: Take everything out of the refrigerator (at least an hour before eating) so they're room temperature.
• ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE EATING, steps 7 - 9: Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook the potatoes till just done - fork tender but not falling apart. Drain and place in a covered dish.
• Put your greens in a salad bowl. No more than 20 minutes before eating, toss with your favorite vinaigrette (we made our own with wine vinegar, olive oil, salt, pepper, pinch of sugar and dried dill), orange sections and walnuts.
• Turn on your Raclette grill. I taped the grill's electric cord to the table so it wouldn't be accidentally jerked off if someone tripped over the extension cord. Of course, I tripped over the cord - thank GOD it was taped down!
• DINNER'S READY!!: Put everything on the table and enjoy! We used sandwich plates instead of dinner-size plates and everyone had their own salad bowl, which we dished up and took to each person at the table. We also used fondue forks for stabbing and grabbing. DELICIOUS!!! And a lot of fun!
• For those of you who've not done this yet: Each person takes the cheese they want and what they want to grill on the top of the raclette maker and then"cooks" his own meal. The Raclette (or cheddar) cheese is melted in small pans underneath the grill top. When the cheese is melted it is poured over the potatoes. The meats and veggies are grilled on the top of the appliance. DELICIOUS!!

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.

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.

POTATOES WITH RACLETTE CHEESE AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Wrap potatoes and whole garlic individually in foil. Place in a disposable baking dish.
• Cook in covered BBQ, using indirect heat, following manufacturer's instructions, 30 min's or until garlic is tender, remove garlic from dish.
• Cook potatoes for a further 20-30 min's until tender.
• Cut garlic in half, squeeze out pulp into a small bowl, stir in butter and combine well.
• Partially unwrap potatoes, cut length ways down the centre, being careful not to cut all the way through potato or foil.
• Open out potatoes and cup foil around them.
• Divide butter mixture among the potatoes, top with cheese.
• Place in baking dish and return to the BBQ, cook covered, using indiect heat again, for a further 15-20 min's or until cheese mealts and bubbles.

RACLETTE POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425˚ F. Bake the potatoes and prepare the skins as directed.
• Brush the potato skins on both sides with the melted butter and season with salt and pepper. Arrange skin-side up on the baking sheet. Bake until crisp, about 15 minutes. Flip the potato skins and top with the ham, cheese and shallot. Bake until the cheese is melted, about 5 more minutes. Top with cornichons and chives.

SWISS RACLETTE

Steps:

• Put potatoes in a 4- to 5-quart pan. Barely cover with water, put lid on pan, and place over high heat. When boiling, reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender when pierced, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, Slice cheese; arrange in a shallow 8- by 11-inch casserole or 4 individual casseroles, each about 5 inches wide.
• When potatoes are cooked, drain off most of the water and keep warm.
• Broil cheese about 6 inches below heat until melted, about 5 minutes.
• To eat, put potatoes, onion, and pickles on dinner plates. Spoon hot cheese, a few bites at a time, over potatoes. Add salt and pepper to taste. If cheese in casserole gets hard, return to broiler to soften, 3 to 4 minutes.

GRILLED ONION, POTATO AND RACLETTE PIZZA

Steps:

• If you aren't using a pre-baked pizza dough, bake the raw dough until 10 minutes shy of being done before using in the recipe. The author mentions adding a thin layer of tomato sauce prior to baking the crust.
• Bring a pot of lightly salted water to the boil and simmer potatoes in it for 20 minutes or until easily pierced with a fork. When done, drain, cool and cut into 1/4"-thick slices.
• Meanwhile, in a medium skillet over medium-low heat, sautee the sliced onion with 1 teaspoon of the oregano and the two tablespoons olive oil until onions are translucent, or about 15 minutes; set aside.
• To assemble the pizza: Drizzle the prepared crust with olive oil and season with salt, pepper and remaining oregano. Sprinkle with the garlic. Top with slices of potato, then tear the raclette into pieces and scatter over the potato slices. Finally, spread the onion slices on top of the potatoes and cheese.
• Grill on medium-low heat for 5-7 minutes, then shut grill off and let pizza sit for 5 minutes or until the cheese has melted and the pizza is crispy and browned. Watch closely--If browning too quickly, move pizza to top rack of grill.
• Remove to serving plate, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt, pepper and the fresh lemon juice squeezed over top. Serve immediately.

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.

EASY AT-HOME RACLETTE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Set a steamer basket in a large pot. Fill with water to just below the basket and bring to a boil. Add the potatoes to the basket and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cover and cook until the potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes. Remove from the steamer basket and allow to cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, combine the fontina, Emmemtal and Gruyere in a medium bowl and toss with the cornstarch until evenly coated. Scatter in a 12-inch cast-iron skillet. Bake until the cheeses are completely melted, about 15 minutes, then whisk briefly until smooth. Serve immediately with the steamed potatoes, sausages, baguette slices and cornichons.