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Choléra (Cholera): photo of the dish
Illustrative photo: Popo le Chien — CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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Choléra (Cholera)

A Swiss gratin from Biel, made with potatoes, apples, onions and raclette cheese, baked until golden. Its strange name is said to come from an epidemic, and the dish is very comforting in winter.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Nutrition facts

657 kcal per serving

Protein
22.1 g
Carbohydrates
46.6 g
of which sugars
12.4 g
Fat
40.5 g
of which saturated fat
26.9 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C (180 °C fan) and butter an ovenproof dish.
  2. Fry the sliced onions in a pan with a knob of butter for 8 minutes, until translucent.
  3. Arrange half the potatoes in the dish, then the apple slices, the onions and half the raclette cheese.
  4. Cover with the remaining potatoes, then the rest of the cheese.
  5. Mix the cream, milk, salt, pepper and nutmeg, then pour over the layers.
  6. Bake for 45 minutes until the potatoes are tender and the top is well browned, then serve hot.

Variations and tips

Version without apples. Replace the apples with sliced leeks, cooked in butter with the onions.

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Original Ecomely recipe.