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Raclette in Summer

Summertime is a great time to dust off the raclette grill and take it OUTSIDE! This genius way of tableside cooking and entertainment leaves your home odor-free and your neighbors super jealous (unless you invite them as we did).
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Prep Time2 hours
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time3 hours
Course: BBQ, Entertaining, Grilling, Main Course
Cuisine: German, Swiss
Keyword: German garlic sauce recipe, Raclette in summer, Raclette recipes, Raclette sauce
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 631kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 wheel camembert cheese
  • 4 Tablespoons lingonberry jam
  • 1 baguette
  • 1 pound pork tenderloin or up to 2 pounds depending on how much meat your guests eat
  • ½ recipe Schwenkbraten dry-rub marinade and onions You'll need salt, pepper, fresh garlic, dried bay leaf, whole juniper berries, ground cloves, ground allspice, dried or fresh thyme, dried or fresh oregano, one yellow onion. You'll use half of the marinade from my Schwenkbraten recipe.
  • ½ recipe Oma Sieghilde's creamy potato salad I made half of the recipe and we still had plenty of leftovers! It's so good!
  • 4 Tablespoons garlic butter I make my own by combining 2 cloves of minced garlic with 4 Tablespoons of room temperature butter and a little sea salt. I use it for grilling the meat, spreading on bread, putting in the raclette pans.
  • curry ketchup a German favorite! This is the brand we used to buy growing up. Just give it a try if you haven't!

Creamy Garlic Sauce

  • cups greek yogurt I use 5% Greek yogurt, but you could also use 0% Greek yogurt
  • cups sour cream I use full fat sour cream, but you could also use light sour cream
  • ¼ cup mayo
  • ½ tablespoon onion finely grated
  • 1 garlic cloves finely grated
  • sea salt & freshly ground pepper

Instructions

Marinate The Meat

  • Cut the pork tenderloin into bite sized pieces and prepare ½ of my Schwenkbraten marinade (including onions). Rub in and let sit in the fridge for 2 hours or up to 24 hours.
    1 pound pork tenderloin, ½ recipe Schwenkbraten dry-rub marinade and onions

Make The Garlic Sauce

  • Whisk together all Döner sauce ingredients, then season to taste with salt and pepper. Allow marinating for at least 1 hour to allow the garlic and onion flavors to establish in the sauce.
    ⅜ cups greek yogurt, ⅓ cups sour cream, ¼ cup mayo, ½ tbsp onion, 1 garlic cloves

Cook the Meat

  • Add a little garlic butter to the top of your raclette grill, then add the meat. Cook until browned on the outside and the internal temperature has reached 145° Fahrenheit or 63° Celsius. I love using this Instant-Read Thermometer to give me peace of mind that the pork is cooked.
    4 Tablespoons garlic butter

Melt the Cheese

  • Place a piece of camembert and lingonberry sauce in a small pan and cook until bubbly. Place over a piece of sliced baguette. Take it to the next level by grilling the baguette with a little garlic butter. SO GOOD!
    1 wheel camembert cheese, 4 Tablespoons lingonberry jam, 1 baguette
  • Serve with my Oma Sieghilde's creamy potato salad, curry ketchup, creamy garlic sauce and more baguette. Guten Appetit and happy racletting!
    ½ recipe Oma Sieghilde's creamy potato salad, curry ketchup

Notes

If you've never made Raclette outdoors, I encourage you to try it NOW.
3 top reasons why I love using it outdoors:
  1. It doesn't stink up the house
  2. There is no designated grill master that doesn't get to spend as much time with everybody.
  3. It brings this giant appliance out of the box more than once or twice a year (Raclette is typically only enjoyed around the holidays in Germany and that's it).

Nutrition

Calories: 631kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 15g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 112mg | Sodium: 665mg | Potassium: 653mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 278IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 165mg | Iron: 3mg