🇨🇭 Switzerland recipe
Cholera Pie
Despite its alarming name, Cholera Pie is a delicious savory tart from the Valais region, created during the cholera epidemic of 1836 when quarantine measures prevented residents from going to market. Resourceful home cooks made do with whatever was in the cellar: potatoes, leeks, apples, cheese, and a bit of bacon, all encased in a simple pastry. The result is a beautifully balanced pie where sweet apple meets salty cheese and smoky bacon.
Prep40 mins + 1 hr chill
Cook55 mins
Serves6
Difficultymedium
Ingredients
- For the pastry: 350g plain flour, 175g cold unsalted butter cut into cubes, 5 tablespoons ice water, 1 teaspoon salt
- 400g waxy potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
- 2 large leeks, white and light green parts, halved and sliced
- 2 tart apples (such as Granny Smith), peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
- 200g Raclette or Gruyere cheese, diced
- 150g thick-cut bacon or speck, diced
- 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
- 200ml heavy cream
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 egg yolk mixed with 1 tablespoon milk for egg wash
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 360
- Protein
- 12 g
- Carbs
- 30 g
- Fat
- 22 g
