Baked Vacherin Cheese
From: Dominique, Switzerland
Comments: Vacherin, a soft dough cheese, is sold into a spice chips box [can be found from october to february].
Serve this dish along with the same wine used in the recipe.
Servings: 2
  • 1 approximately 6-inch [15-cm] round Vacherin cheese
  • 3 or 4 peeled cloves garlic, split
  • 1 bottle dry white wine, from Switzerland if possible, and even better, from the canton of Vaud
  • 6 to 8 medium-size potatoes
  • Preheat oven to 350°F [180°C].
  • Leaving cheese into its selling box, remove cover.
  • Pierce cheese into approximately 10 places; press one piece garlic into each opening.
  • Cover then tightly wrap box into al foil.
  • Transfer into a small high sided oven-safe dish.
  • Pour in quite a bit of dry white wine, almost up to the top of the box.
  • Transfer into preheated oven for 30 to 45 minutes [Vacherin is ready when really liquid inside].
  • Meanwhile, bake potatoes into preheated oven; peel then cut potatoes into large pieces.
  • Just before serving, warm-up 2 individual plates.
  • To serve, transfer cheese into its baking dish and baked potatoes onto the table.
  • Using a large spoon, pour liquid cheese over already cut baked potato pieces transfered onto warm individual plates.