Cheese Pastry

Name: Cheese Pastry (Grillage Tous Fromages)
Yield: 6 Servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: A sprinkling of Maggi seasoning; 10 ounces of any melting cheese such as Reblochon, Tomme, Raclette, Beaufort, or Gruyère of any origin, mixed; 6 cloves garlic, finely chopped; ⅓ teaspoon crushed caraway seeds; Pepper from the mill; ½ pound shallots, thinly sliced; 1 pound puff pastry; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 pound onions, thinly sliced; 1 egg, beaten

Grillage Tous Fromages

Preparation info

6
Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Savoie

By Madeleine Kamman

Published 1989

About

This is a good way to use all the small ends of cheeses that are forgotten in a refrigerator. The garnish of onions and shallots is one of the multiple versions of the cerfuze, or panful of sautéed onions described.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1 pound onions, thinly sliced
6 clo

Europe
France
Pastry
Vegetarian
Savoie
cheese
Mediterranean

Method

In a large sauté pan, melt and cook the butter to the noisette stage. Add the onions and toss them in the butter until wilted. Add the garlic, shallots, caraway seeds, pepper, and Maggi seasoning. Cook until the vegetables have completely melted into a compote and are brownish and almost caramelized. Cool completely.

Cut the cheese into slivers and keep them cold. Roll the pastry out in