🇨🇭 Switzerland recipe
Malakoffs
Named after the siege of the Malakoff tower during the Crimean War by Swiss mercenaries who brought the recipe home, Malakoffs are golden, deep-fried cheese fritters from the La Cote region of Vaud. Grated Gruyere cheese is mixed with eggs, flour, white wine, and kirsch into a thick paste, mounded onto rounds of white bread, and fried until puffed and gloriously golden outside while molten and stretchy within. They are a fixture at festivals and wine tastings throughout the Vaud canton.
Prep20 mins + 30 mins rest
Cook15 mins
Serves4
Difficultymedium
Ingredients
- 400g Gruyere cheese, coarsely grated
- 6 slices white bread, cut into 8cm rounds with a ring cutter
- 3 tablespoons plain flour, plus extra for dusting
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 100ml dry white wine
- 2 tablespoons kirsch (cherry brandy)
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Sunflower or vegetable oil for deep frying
- Lemon wedges for serving
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 340
- Protein
- 14 g
- Carbs
- 18 g
- Fat
- 24 g
