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Älplermagronen: photo of the dish
Illustrative photo: Pakeha — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pasta & rice

Älplermagronen

Swiss mountain dish of potatoes, short pasta, melted raclette cheese and cream, topped with fried onions. A comforting meal traditionally served in alpine chalets.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Instructions

  1. Cook the diced potatoes in a large pan of salted water for 10 minutes, then add the pasta and cook for another 8 to 10 minutes until tender.
  2. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a frying pan and fry the sliced onions over medium heat for 15 minutes until well browned.
  3. Drain the pasta and potatoes, then return them to the hot pan.
  4. Add the milk, then the cream, and stir over low heat for 2 minutes to get a creamy texture.
  5. Stir in the raclette cheese, sliced or grated, until fully melted and stringy.
  6. Season with salt and pepper and serve straight away, topped with the fried onions.

Variations and tips

Vegetarian version. This dish is already vegetarian, as long as you use a plant-based rennet raclette cheese.

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Original Ecomely recipe.