Raclette Grill American Style

Raclette Grill American Style

Ingredients
-1 1/2-2 lbs raclette cheese
- 1/2-1 lb cheddar cheese
- 2 lbs small red potatoes (about 6 per person)
- 6 links sweet Italian sausage links (or a sausage of your choice) 
- 1/3 lb very thinly sliced top quality prosciutto
- 1/3 lb very thinly sliced black forest ham
- 1 lb shaved or very thinly sliced raw beef steak (optional)
- 2-3 medium portabella mushrooms
- 2 fresh red peppers, roasted to remove skin or bottled roasted red peppers
- olive oil
- balsamic vinegar
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- salad greens
- 1 can mandarin orange segments
- 1 cup toasted walnuts (or so)

Directions

TO DO AHEAD, steps 1 - 5 (about 30 - 45 minutes prep time: Cut rind off Raclette cheese and slice about 1/4î thick and in a size to fit your raclette trays. Slice the cheddar cheese the same way. Arrange on a platter, cover and refrigerate.
Slice the Portobello mushrooms. Slice the peppers in long strips.

Put mushrooms and peppers into a Ziploc bag. Mix balsamic and olive oil. Pour into the Ziploc, close and gently shake to coat everything. Marinate for no more than half a day. Arrange on a platter, cover and refrigerate.

Brown the sausages on all sides in a skillet or on the top of your Raclette Grill. When nice and browned, boil them until just done, still a little pink in the middle. When they are cool enough to handle, slice them about 1/4” thick and on a slight diagonal. Arrange on a platter with the ham slices, (step 4).

Separate the proscuitto and ham slices. Cut them in half and arrange them on a platter - put the sausages in the middle with the hams on either side.

Put shaved beef in a Ziploc bag. Pour in your marinade of your choice, close the bag and shake to mix well. (We mixed some olive oil, ‘bourbon’, a garlic clove, a touch of mustard, a splash of balsamic and black pepper.) Marinate for an hour to several hours. Drain the marinade off the steak; try to separate the slices and arrange on a platter BY ITSELF since it’s a raw meat; cover and refrigerate.

AN HOUR BEFORE EATING, step 6: Take everything out of the refrigerator (at least an hour before eating) so they’re room temperature.

ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE EATING, steps 7 - 9: Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook the potatoes till just done - tender but not falling apart. Drain and place in a covered dish.

Put your greens in a salad bowl. No more than 20 minutes before eating, toss with your favorite vinaigrette, orange sections and walnuts.

Turn on your Raclette grill

DINNER'S READY!!: 
Put everything on the table.

Each person takes the cheese they want and what they want to grill on the top of the raclette grill and then "cooks" his own meal. 

The cheese is melted in the small pans underneath the grill top. When the cheese is melted it is poured over the potatoes.

The meats and veggies are grilled on the top of the appliance. DELICIOUS!!

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