Mini Mont d'Or fondue with "spuds in blankets"
You may already have come across the Mont d'Or hot box recipe, where the cheese is baked in the oven then poured over potatoes. Here's a version with a twist: crispy ham-wrapped potato wedges to dip in the box of melted cheese.
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Grade this recipe: Last modified on: January 26th 2020
For 4 people, you will need:
- 0
1 kg potatoes - 1
6 slices ham - 2
2 eggs - 3
150 g breadcrumbs - 4
1 Mont d'Or cheese - 5
salt - 6
pepper - Total weight: 2,050 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 min. | 10 min. | 40 min. | 1 hour 45 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Keeping:
Serve straight from the oven.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 2 min.
The potatoes: cooking
Rinse 1 kg potatoes, preferably small ones.Stage 2 - 2 min.
Put into a large saucepan of cold water...
Stage 3 - 20 min.
...and boil in their skins until tender (a knife blade should go through easily).
Stage 4 - 10 min.
Drain and leave to cool.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Cut each potato into 4 wedges.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
The potatoes: breadcrumbs and "blankets"
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).Cut 6 slices ham (or streaky bacon) into strips, if not already done, ideally about the same width as the potato wedges.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Beat 2 eggs with salt and pepper in a bowl or a high-sided container (less messy).
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Prepare a baking sheet with a sheet of cooking parchment on top.
Put 150 g breadcrumbs onto a plate and the beaten egg into a small dish, such as a ramekin.
If you are right handed, arrange from the right: egg, breadcrumbs and baking sheet. If you are left-handed, the other way round.
Put 150 g breadcrumbs onto a plate and the beaten egg into a small dish, such as a ramekin.
If you are right handed, arrange from the right: egg, breadcrumbs and baking sheet. If you are left-handed, the other way round.
Stage 9
Dip a potato wedge in beaten egg, then roll in breadcrumbs.
Stage 10
Wrap a strip of ham or bacon around it just once, then sit this on the baking sheet with the join underneath.
Stage 11 - 30 min.
It is important to set up a "production line" in the right order: 1) beaten egg, 2) breadcrumbs, 3) ham, 4) baking sheet.
Coat and wrap all the potato wedges like this, using more baking sheets if needed. Yes, I know, this is a lot of faff!
Note: you'll no doubt start slowly, one wedege at a time, but you'll speed up as you go, managing several wedges at once.
When you have prepared half the potato wedges, put the Mont d'Or in the oven.
Coat and wrap all the potato wedges like this, using more baking sheets if needed. Yes, I know, this is a lot of faff!
Note: you'll no doubt start slowly, one wedege at a time, but you'll speed up as you go, managing several wedges at once.
When you have prepared half the potato wedges, put the Mont d'Or in the oven.
Stage 12 - 20 min.
Finish the rest of the ptotato wedges, then bake for 15-20 minutes until nicely browned.
Stage 13 - 3 min.
Take the baking sheets out when cooked and stick a cocktail stick in each wedge.
Stage 14 - 3 min.
Take the cheese out as soon as it is properly melted and place this in the centre of the table.
Stage 15
Let everyone grab their "spuds in blankets"...
Stage 16
...and dip into the melted cheese. Enjoy!
Remarks
You can use whatever type of ham you prefer, but very thin slices, such as dry-cured ham or streaky bacon are easier.
If you have very small potatoes, no need to cut them; they can be left whole.
If you have very small potatoes, no need to cut them; they can be left whole.
And to drink?
As always with produce from the Comté region, the best wines – the ideal match, some would say – are the local wines. So I recommend either a dry white: an Arbois Savagnin, or a light red, such as an Arbois Trousseau.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 3,736 Kcal or 15,642 Kj | 205 gr | 289 gr | 196 gr |
| 187 % | 79 % | 27 % | 30 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 182 Kcal or 762 Kj | 10 gr | 14 gr | 10 gr |
| 9 % | 4 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 934 Kcal or 3,910 Kj | 51 gr | 72 gr | 49 gr |
| 47 % | 20 % | 7 % | 7 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 11.09 €
- Per person : 2.77 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pan-baked hash brown (Hash-brown casserole), Potato tortilla (Spanish omelette), Minestrone, Potato and broccoli gratin, Comtoise tart for Seàn, ... All |
| Breadcrumbs: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese, Crab Cakes, Fish in a seed crust, Tomatoes Provençal, Crunchy little pieces of fish, ... All |
| Ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Welsh (French Welsh Rarebit), Breton galettes (pancakes), Two-cheese quiche, Quick flaky pizza, Mozzarella pasta bake, ... All |
| Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Savoury mini-madeleines with 2 cheeses, Mouna, Traditional nutty choc-chip cookies, Pink Reims biscuits, Cocotte eggs with Comté, ... All |
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