maroilette-lille

Here is the recipe for the famous Maroilette from the Estaminet de Gand

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The Editor

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Dear Candy, at the editorial office, we decided to contact some of your favorite establishments so that they can share one of their flagship recipes with us! Easy to make at home, it's a way, like any other, to rediscover those restaurants or bars that we miss so much! 

And today, let's head to the Rue de Gand where the estaminets vie for the best recipes. Oh, how we miss the estaminets... Anyway, today's recipe comes straight from the Estaminet de Gand and chez Raoul: the famous maroilette, loved by the people of Lille in summer and winter alike, craving cheese!

Ingredients (for 2 people):

  • 2 large Bintje potatoes
  • Yellow onions (1 or more depending on your taste)
  • 200g smoked bacon
  • 1 quarter of Maroilles cheese
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • Thick cream (2 tbsp)
  • 5cl beer
  • Salt, pepper, nutmeg (1 tsp)

And then what happens?

First, steam your diced potatoes for 20 minutes for easy cooking. Cut the onions, bacon, and garlic, then sauté them over high heat for 3 minutes while stirring regularly. Next, deglaze with beer before adding the cream and seasoning with salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Enjoy!And let it simmer gently. The chef's trick? Deglazing the pan intensifies the flavors! Mmmm.

Next, cut the Maroilles cheese into small cubes (cut a few more than planned to snack on while cooking), add it to the mixture along with a tablespoon of heavy cream. Let it melt for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Finally, add the potatoes, mix slowly, and transfer everything to a baking dish to bake at 230°C! Let it brown nicely. How do you know when it's done? When the smell of Maroilles fills the air!

YUM!

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No need to tell you that this is the dish we're going to prepare tonight and we bet that many people from Lille will enjoy it with great joy! A big thank you to the team at Estaminet de Gand and Chez Raoul for agreeing to share this 100% local recipe with us!

Estaminet de Gand
52 rue de Gand
59000 Lille