Tartiflette

• 500g Yukon gold potatoes
• 1/2 wheel of Reblochon (or Canada L'origine de Charlevoix is a great alternative).
• 150g lardons
• 150 sliced onions
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 20 cl dry white wine
• 1 clove garlic
• Salt and pepper
• Creme fraiche it sour cream
• Chives to garnish

• Peel and cook potatoes until tender in the middle, drain and leave to cool.
• Warm pan on stove to medium add butter then Lardons cook for 5 mins then add onions until nice and golden brown , then add white wine and cook a further 5 mins .
• Layer sliced potatoes, onion, lardons mixture and slices of cheese but make sure to leave enough cheese to at least half cover the top .
• Do 2 or 3 layers like this and then top with left over onion mixture and nice large slices of cheese.
• Place in warmed 180 Celcius oven for 25 to 35 minutes until nice and warm in the centre then place under to grill to melt the cheese on top until it is golden brown. Leave to cool for a few minutes then add a generous dollop of creme fraiche or sour cream with some chopped chives and a little flour de sel and fresh cracked pepper. enjoy with a bottle of Apremont from Savoie.
• Finally wash down with a drop of Chartreuse or Genepi. Facon L'Alpe d' Huez