Long ago, in the fields of Switzerland, the local shepherds loved to eat greasy melted cheese. They put the cheese next to the fire and scraped the melted and lightly smoked a lot of bread. It turned out a hot and hearty dish. Since then, the cheese is moved from the Alpine peaks in the European living rooms and kitchens, becoming a favorite dish of warm companies.
And now, coming to visit residents of France or Switzerland, you can often see the owners put on the table a good wine and only one dish – raclette. Essentially, raclette is a dish, like a fondue, is made from melted fatty cheese. Used raclette cheese often has the same name and is available in small round heads or bars. The cheese serves a variety of snacks that accentuates and complements its taste.
And to cook this dish, you would need a raclette grill.
Raclette: classic and modern
The raclette grill comes in two types: traditional and modern. Traditional is a heating surface on which you put the cheese and melting it scraped the ground.
The modern device has two levels: on the ground, pan to melt a piece of cheese slices on the second grill.
The second level can be a stone stove on which you can cook the steak without butter. And can be combined and a stone plate for cooking meat and a grill for roasting vegetables. The second tier may be fully grilled. Here the choice is yours: which do you like more — vegetables or meat, fish, shrimp or sausages.
How to prepare raclette
Raclette is cooked in small portions, which are immediately eaten, while the cheese is not frozen. The procedure is repeated repeatedly, stretching the meal for a few hours and its accompanying pleasant conversation.
By the way, in Switzerland, raclette is never served to a single; that’s considered a very romantic meal, so the serving is for at least two!
Of course, the real Swiss raclette is too expensive; you can substitute cheeses such as swale, Gruyere, cheddar, Emmental. You can use any hard cheese with a rich taste.
Interesting a dish of goat cheese or Suluguni. Until the cheese melts, the guests themselves prepare the filling: fry grilled potato slices, sweet pepper, green beans, shrimp, sausage, ham, with plenty of space for your and their imagination. You only need to prepare a few different ingredients for fillings.