This is a French-inspired dish, which originates from the Savoie region. The recipe calls for potatoes, bacon, white wine, creme fraiche and reblochon cheese. It's delicious served with a crisp, green salad.
Thank you. Very good. - 10 Nov 2016
This dish is often found in many high-end restaurants, but with quite a few things you can do to upgrade the flavor with common ingredients. Since the average person has to get their ingredients from supermarkets, Port Salut cheese is probably the best substitute for the difficult to find Reblochon. That said, you are MUCH better off using chopped Pancetta (which you won't have to drain) than bacon. A couple of cloves of garlic go very well in with the onions and bacon/pancetta. Also, I would recommend only half-pre-cooking the potatoes in step 1, then slicing them, and then frying them in withe the frying pan items before putting them in the baking dish. Perhaps most importantly, this dish was MADE for Thyme - add 1/2 tbsp of thyme to the cream and wine before baking too. Yummy! Great addition to the site! - 16 Sep 2009 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
Raclette cheese also works well as a substitute for the Reblochon, which is much more difficult to find. - 01 Jul 2009 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)