"Cholera" pie (a speciality from the Valais)
Method
> Place one sheet of rolled out pastry onto a baking tray.
> Cut the potatoes into a small dice. Finely slice the leek and onion and sauté everything in the butter
> Cut the cheese and the apple into thin strips.
> Place the potato and leek mixture on top of the pastry on the baking sheet.
> Season well and add the cheese and apple.
> Cut the remaining pastry into strips and arrange them in a lattice over the top of the pie.
> Brush the strips with the egg yolk. Cook in the oven at 220°C for about 30 to 40 minutes..
Ingredients
- 400g puffed pastry, rolled out into two rectangles
- 2-3 cooked potatoes
- 1 large onion
- 1 leek
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 200g raclette cheese from the Vallée de Conches (or any hard cheese suitable for melting)
- 1 large apple
- 1 egg yolk
- 2dl cream
Salt and pepper
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