French cheese raclette
Enjoy a cheese-filled après-ski meal!
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Cheese lovers, this one’s for you! Get ready for a whole lot of cheesy goodness with this recipe for a French raclette, courtesy of chef Matt Dean Pettit. Raclette is a traditional après-ski meal that is based around melted cheese, and is popular in many Alpine countries. While Switzerland supplies about 80% of the world’s raclettes, French raclettes are slightly softer with a smooth and creamy flavour.
Plus, to inspire your appetite before your meal, Matt also has some simple instructions for a classic French cocktail made two different ways: a Kir cocktail, and a Kir Royale. Let the fun begin!
Ingredients
1/2
lb Swiss raclette cheese
1/2
lb Emmental cheese
1/2
lb Swiss gruyere
1
lb small potatoes, boiled & cooked
3
German Bratwurst sausages, cooked
500
g Black Forest Ham
500
g Prossciutto
1
lb spinach salad
1
cup baby gherkins
1
cup pickled beets
1
lemon, juiced
3
apples, sliced
1
jar fruit jam
1
baguette
Kir cocktails
cassis liqueur
1
bottle Aligote (French wine), or Sauvignon Blanc
1
bottle sparkling wine, (for Kir Royale)
Instructions
- First, previously cook all the potatoes, sausages, and set on a large serving platter.
- Add the ham, prosciutto, spinach, pickles, beets, and apples to the platter.
- Cut the cheeses to have all the raclette cheese fit into into individual pans for your raclette grill or oven.
- Before using your raclette grill/oven spray your individual pans with cooking spray and start to have your guests make their own raclette trays. They can add meat, fruit etc.
- Let cook for 4-5 minutes until melted through.
- Once the cheese has melted, scoop off the cheese melt onto the potatoes and let the fun begin!
- To make the Kir cocktail, simply pour 1 oz of Cassis (blackcurrant liqueur) into the wine glass and top it with the Aligote French wine.
- To make the Kir Royale, simply pour 1 oz of the Cassis into the wine glass and top with sparkling wine this time instead of the Aligote wine.