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Also called a hot box, the baked Mont d’or is one of the most iconic melted cheese dishes, a pure delight.
The whole cheese is melted in the oven with a little white wine. To be enjoyed with potatoes and cold meats of course.
Information on Mont d’Or cheese
Mont d’Or is a Vacherin AOP du Haut-Doubs, which corresponds to the mountainous part of the Doubs department in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, along the Swiss border, in the Jura massif. This cow’s cheese is made at an altitude of 700 meters.
Mont d’Or obtained the AOC designation in 1981, which became AOP in 1996. There are today 10 cheese factories which produce Mont d’Or in compliance with the AOP specifications.
Matured for 21 days, it draws its aromas in particular from spruce: it is belted with a spruce strap, matured on spruce boards then packaged in its box still made of spruce. The resinous gives the cheese its delicious and characteristic taste.
Origin of Vacherin
The AOP Mont d’Or website tells us that “vacherin” was the cheese of the “vachers” from which its name comes.
In winter, the cows gave little milk, the breeders made small cheeses on the farm for their personal consumption. The farmers thus valued winter milks while the more fragrant spring and summer milks were intended for the Comté.
How to prepare the Mont d’Or before putting it in the oven
We remove the cover which we place under the box and leave the cheese in its wooden box. We scrape the upper crust in the center as in the photos, a large circle in the center.
This is where thewe pour the white wine And we place the minced garlic (or shallot). I assure you, this recipe is also very good without wine and/or without garlic, with just the cheese to melt.
That’s all for preparation. Some cover with aluminum foil, parchment paper or even close the box. I leave it as is. If you are afraid that a crust will form, simply mix it when it comes out of the oven.
How to serve Mont d’or in the oven
Place the hot box in the center of the table always in its wooden box and offer as an accompaniment the same thing as for a raclette: potatoes in their jacketscooked in salted water or steam, charcuterie of your choice, pickles and green salad.
It is a convivial dish par excellence. Everyone dips a piece of potato into the melted Mont d’Or with their fork and eats their portion immediately with the accompaniment of their choice.
And as for the Savoyard fondue, be careful of the pledge if you lose your piece of potato!
Also try by soaking endive leaves instead of pieces of potato as I suggest for my oven-roasted Camembert.
Mont d’Or in the oven
Also called a hot box, this melted cheese dish is a pure delight. The whole cheese is melted in the oven with a little white wine. To be enjoyed with potatoes and cold meats of course.
To prevent sleep
The way to enjoy this dish is for everyone to dip a piece of potato into the box to enjoy a bite topped with melted cheese.
Enjoy your food !
For lovers of comforting meals with melted cheese, I also offer my tartiflette recipe. Originally from Savoie, I had to share it with you and its story because you can imagine that when I was young in Albertville, we were not yet talking about tartiflette.
Enjoy