Monday, November 24, 2008

Himmel und... heaven too

Do you know "Himmel & Erde"? It is a traditional german dish with potatoes and apples. Enough said, happiness included.
There is something else going in that direction, combining potatoes & pears - no discussion there either. Yum. (Does anyone know that dish under some name? Am I making that up? No matter, tastes great..)
One step further: add gruyere to the above. Okay? Easy, that is basically nothing else but a traditional Raclette (with gruyere instead of raclette cheese, admittedly): hot potatoes, good cheese molten on top, pear in some form (admittedly, not in Eau de vie form, but that is a very good candidate for accompanying or following this dish).

Yes?
Oh, yes...
Here is today's heavenly dinner:
starting with olive oil, one layer of sliced potatoe, chopped onion, garlic, nutmeg, salt, & black pepper.
Next layer: fried pork chop cubes.
next: pear, in this case fresh from my friends garden, i.e. locally & organically grown, and so tasty on their own..
Then: sliced/cubed gruyere (Kaltbach, i.e. aged in a cave, that is the reserve of gruyere... imagine that!)
Bake it for 25 minutes at 400-420 deg F (or til it smells amazing & the potatos are soft).
This is how it looks then:Himmel, heaven, and then some..
bon appetit :)

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