Tried Älplermagronen, definitely feels Swiss

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A bowl of Älplermagronen, consisting of creamy pasta and potatoes topped with fried bacon and onion

It has a very safe taste. Feels like it’s connected to mac n cheese (but it has potatoes). Apparently they often serve it with apple compote, which works ok, but I like it better without

Recipe: https://www.epimel.es/recipes/alplermagronen

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This looks good! Never had it with bacon, always with ham instead, but bacon does sound good as well.

Some personal tips:

  • Don’t skimp on the cheese (!!)
  • Warm up some milk, add the cheese and season with nutmeg
  • You don’t just have to cook the onions but actually make something called “Zwiebelschwitze”. Fry the onions with plenty of butter until they are golden, but not too dark
  • In addition, it’s also nice to add some fried onions ("Röstzwiebeln”, can be bought like a spice)
  • Then mix the milk and cheese sauce with the potatoes and magronen (pasta) in a large gratin dish and season with salt and pepper
  • Cover the gratin dish with the onions and more cheese and put it in the oven for a few minutes to create a nice crust
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Thanks for the tips! I’ll edit the recipe

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If you really want to be Swiss, you need to have schnaps with it. Or better, put some in.

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Now I want some 😢

Btw. not that it matters but you usually use Maccheroni.

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Ah, you’re right. I was unsure if there were different names, but now I know: I used elbow macaroni instead of normal macaroni/maccheroni

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It has a very safe taste.

What does that mean?

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Like, when the majority of the taste is salt and umami, and there are few spices or “risky” flavours. Tasting safe is being inoffensive and accessible, but less exciting

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