Cheesy Swiss bake

Eurovision party recipe for 4 people, takes only 45 mins; recipe has potato, butter, onion, smoked bacon, dry white wine, double cream, raclette cheese and smoked paprika.

Cheesy Swiss bake

Cheesy Swiss bake

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Eurovision party
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

20 mins

Ingredients

  • Onion: 1 onion, chopped
  • Smoked Paprika: 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • Butter: knob of butter
  • Potato: 1kg floury potato, cut into bite-sized chunks
  • Double Cream: 142ml pot double cream
  • Dry White Wine: 125ml dry white wine
  • Smoked Bacon: 200g smoked bacon, cut into small pieces
  • Raclette Cheese: 350g raclette cheese, grated

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. In a large pan, boil the potatoes for 5 mins, then drain and tip into a large mixing bowl.
  2. Melt the butter in a saucepan and gently fry the onion until soft. Add the bacon and cook for a further 5 mins. Mix the bacon and onion with the potatoes in the bowl.
  3. Stir in the wine, cream, most of the cheese and a little paprika. Season and mix together, then spread over a large (30cm long x 4cm deep) buttered baking dish. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese, cover with foil and cook for 25 mins. Remove the foil, sprinkle a little more paprika over the top and cook for a further 20 mins until the cheese is golden brown.