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Brisolée, roasted chestnut platter

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This traditional Valaisian dish, known as “brisolée,” combines roasted chestnuts with cheese, dried meat, and autumn fruits.

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Recipe from Grondin, Inisheer, DavidL and 3 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Raclette is a traditional Valaisian dish consisting of roasted chestnuts served with various accompaniments such as cheese, dried meat, and autumn fruits. It is a festive meal that has experienced a resurgence in popularity in recent years.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodbarbecue
  • Estimated cost$8.85 $2.21 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $3.02
  • $3.49
  • $0.42
  • $0.36
  • $0.47
  • $0.64
  • $0.45

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Use a sharp knife to cut the chestnuts in half: otherwise, they will burst during cooking. ≈ 3 min
  2. Roast them for about 30 minutes over a wood fire, in a chestnut-shaped frying pan, stirring frequently.
  3. Arrange the cheese, dried meat, ham, rye bread, butter, and fruit on the table. ≈ 3 min
  4. Serve the chestnuts immediately, with the accompaniments and a dry white wine, and finish with the apple flan. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Brisolée, roasted chestnut platter

  • 250 to 300 grams of chestnuts per person$3.02
  • Dried meat and smoked ham$3.49
  • rye bread$0.42
  • butter$0.36
  • grape, apple, and pear$0.47
  • apple flan, for dessert$0.64
  • Dry white wine from Valais (Fendant, Johannisberg), suitable for$0.45

Total$8.85

that's $2.21 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 250 to 300 grams of chestnuts per person
  • Unlimited cheese: hard or semi-hard cheese, made from cow’s or goat’s milk, produced in mountain pastures.
  • Dried meat and smoked ham
  • rye bread
  • butter
  • grape, apple, and pear
  • apple flan, for dessert
  • Dry white wine from Valais (Fendant, Johannisberg), suitable for

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