The rind-matured round of Allgäuer Bergkäse PDO weighs 15 to 50 kg. The holes, also referred to the eyes of the cheese, are usually pea-sized and develop in an isolated and sparse manner in the flesh of the cheese.
The dry matter content of Allgäuer Bergkäse PDO is 62% and the ripening period for this cheese is 4 months. The cheese’s minimum full fat content is at least 45 to 49 %.
How to prepare
Ingredients
- 400 g pappardelle
- 150 g mascarpone
- 160 g Allgäuer Bergkäse PDO, grated
- 1 tsp lemon zest, finely grated
- 2 medium sweet potatoes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp dried chilli flakes
- 120 g roughly-chopped hazelnuts
- sea salt and crushed black pepper
Instructions
1. Grate the Allgäuer Bergkäse PDO.
2. Place the diced sweet potatoes on a baking tray lined with paper. Drizzle over the olive oil, sprinkle sea salt, and crushed black pepper.
3. Sprinkle over the dried chilli flakes and toss the sweet potatoes. Bake for 20 minutes at 200°C.
4. Remove from the oven and add the chopped hazelnuts. Return to the oven and bake for another 10 minutes.
5. Cook 400 g pappardelle until al dente. Reserve 125 mil of the cooking water. Drain the pasta.
6. Put the pasta back into the pot and incorporate the mascarpone, lemon zest and the retained cooking water.
7. Serve with the sweet potatoes, topped with the grated Allgäuer Bergkäse PDO. Enjoy! It’s Pappardelle with Allgäuer Bergkäse PDO, sweet potatoes and hazelnuts.
Reasons to love Allgäuer Bergkäse PDO
Swiss Alpine shepherds settled in the Allgäu region in the 19th Century. They brought about the production of new varieties of cheese inspired by Emmental, as well as contributing to the refinement of existing varieties, especially Bergkäse (mountain cheese).
Allgäuer Bergkäse PDO is exclusively made from raw cheese-making milk, which is sourced from the producers based in a specifically defined area in the Allgäu mountain region in Germany.
Allgäuer Bergkäse PDO
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