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Tartiflette Recipe
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1-3/4 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes (5 or 6 medium-sized ones, all the same size) or waxy boiling potatoes (Cara also work)
5 or 6 ounces slab bacon, or salt pork, cut into lardons about 1" x 1/4" by 1/4"
2 tablespoons butter
1 medium onion (about 6 ounces, peeled), finely chopped
1/4 cup dry white wine or dry vermouth
6 tablespoons heavy cream (1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons)
Salt and pepper to taste, probably at least 1/2 teaspoon salt, possibly more
1/2 of a 1-pound reblochon cheese
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Tartiflette and fried ham.
Image courtesy of Hayford Peirce
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- Use potatoes that are all the same size so that they will cook evenly. Boil them in their skins for exactly 20 minutes, until they’re just beginning to get tender. Do not overcook! Rinse with cold water to stop the cooking.
- While still warm, peel the potatoes with your fingers, then use a large, very sharp knife to cut them into slices about 1/3-inch thick. Then cut the slices into rough cubes.
- While the potatoes are cooking, slice the slab bacon or salt pork into slices about 1/4-inch thick. Then cut into lardons about 1/4-inch across.
- Melt the butter in a large sauté pan, then cook the lardons over medium-high heat until crisp and golden brown. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside, leaving the bacon fat in the pan.
- Preheat the oven to 350 °F.
- Cook the onions in the bacon fat over medium heat, stirring often, until wilted and slightly golden. Drain in a strainer, pressing with a spoon to remove as much fat as possible, and leave them there.
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Pour off the fat in the pan, return the bacon and onions, and add the wine. Cook over high heat until the wine is nearly evaporated.
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Add the diced potatoes and cook for a minute or so, stirring constantly until all the ingredients are well mixed together.
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Add the cream and salt and pepper to taste. Try using a little more salt than you might think is necessary, at least 1/2 teaspoon. Stir all the ingredients together for a minute.
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Lightly butter the inside of an 10- or 11-inch earthenware baking dish. Add the potato mixture and smooth the surface.
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Cut the Reblochon in two down across the top so that you have two pieces in the shape of a half-moon. Put one of the pieces away for another use. Use a sharp knife to lightly score the crust of the remaining half-cheese about every inch, including its side. Then carefully slice horizontally through its center so that you now have two half-moon pieces.
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Place the two pieces of cheese crust-side-up on top of the potatoes so that they form a circular cheese again. Cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil and bake in the center of the oven for 1 hour.
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Remove the foil and stir the cheese, including the crust, into the potatoes, mixing well.
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Place 5 or 6 inches under the broiler and cook until golden brown on top.
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Recipe courtesy of Wikibooks
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Boeuf Bourguignon Recipe
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3 large onions
1kg beef, blade steak, or stewing shoulder cut
300g of chopped carrot
300g of button mushrooms
bouquet of herbs: basil, rosemary and thyme tied with string
2-4 cups of red wine
1-2 cloves of garlic
salt and pepper
olive oil
flour
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- Cut beef into large 5cm chunks, season with salt, pepper and olive oil.
- Cook beef a small amount at a time in a dutch oven or large saucepan until its golden brown on the outside, remove each portion as it's done and set aside.
- Add 3 large onions and garlic to the same pot and cook till golden brown.
- Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of flour. Cook a few minutes longer.
- Add 1-2 cups of red wine.
- Bring wine to a boil then simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add beef, carrots, herbs, mushrooms.
- Add another couple of cups of red wine and water - enough to cover the meat and vegetables.
- Cook for 2-3 hours, stirring occasionally. Remove surface scum as required.
Serve on mashed potato; with any leftovers make some beef pies with puff pastry.
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Recipe courtesy of Wikibooks
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