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Croziflette
Buckwheat pasta with reblochon
Savoie's buckwheat crozets baked with reblochon (croziflette)
Ski stations across the Savoie, from Val Thorens to the villages above Chambéry, serve croziflette in the same bubbling dish as tartiflette, but with crozets in place of potatoes: tiny square buckwheat pasta that is a speciality of the region. It is warming après-ski food, nutty and rich, eaten with a sharp green salad. Restaurants add lardons; this one uses browned mushrooms for the same savoury depth. Reblochon is a raw-milk cheese made with animal rennet, so use a vegetarian washed-rind or soft rind cheese if you need to. Chef's tip: cook the crozets fully before baking; unlike other pasta, they stay firm and need a good 15–20 minutes.
- Total time
- 60 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 10 ½ oz buckwheat crozetsor small square pasta
- 1 tsp salt
- ⅞ oz butter
- 2 onionsthinly sliced
- 7 oz chestnut mushroomssliced
- 1 clove garlichalved
- ¾ cup crème fraîche
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 reblochonabout 450 g, or a vegetarian soft cheese
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Method
0/7 doneStep 1: Cook 10 ½ oz buckwheat crozets in a large pan of boiling water with 1 tsp salt for 15–20 minutes, stirring often, until tender with only a slight bite. Drain.
20 minStep 3: Add 7 oz chestnut mushrooms and fry for 8 minutes, until their liquid has evaporated and they are browned. Common mistake: stirring the mushrooms constantly; leave them still for a few minutes so they colour.
8 minStep 4: Heat the oven to 400°F (350°F fan). Rub a gratin dish with the cut 1 clove garlic (or use the pan).
Step 5: Stir the crozets, ¾ cup crème fraîche and ½ tsp black pepper into the onions and mushrooms, then spread in the dish.
Step 6: Cut 1 reblochon in half horizontally, then lay both halves rind-up on top.
Step 7: Bake for 20 minutes, until the cheese has melted over the top and the edges bubble and turn golden. Serve with a green salad.
20 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 780 kcal
- Protein
- 32 g
- Carbs
- 66 g
- Fat
- 44 g
- Fibre
- 6 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does croziflette take?
- About 60 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 45 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of butter?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
- What can I use instead of onions?
- 2 shallots per onion.
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