One of my favorite things in the whole world is cheese. I love it in just about all formats, but especially have a thing for it when it's heated and gooey and waiting for me to dip things into it. Yes ladies and gents, I'm talking about fondue. For tonight's Sunday dinner I suggest you gather up your favorite accoutrements (bread, cauliflower, cherry tomatoes, apples, broccoli, carrots, etc.) and prepare yourself a delicious cheese fondue. It'll work better if you have a fondue pot with long dipping forks, however if you don't, you can gather around the stove while you eat, but that's just not as fun. To check out a simple basic recipe (from which you can use as your launch pad to go crazy with cheese experimentation), read more
This recipe is assuming you have a fondue pot that is okay for the stove - or an adjustable temp fondue pot. If yours is more of a warmer only/can't go on the stove, start it in a different pot on the stove and then move it over to the fondue pot.
And don't throw out the leftover fondue. Store in an airtight container in the fridge, you can heat it back up for tomorrow's leftovers.
Classic Cheese Fondue
From Go Fondue
1/2 lb Emmenthaler (Swiss) Cheese (shredded)
1/2 lb Gruyeye (shredded)
1 clove Garlic
2 cups Dry White Wine
1 tbs Lemon Juice
2 tbs Flour
3 tbs Kirsch
1/4 tsp White Pepper
Nutmeg and/or Paprika to taste
- Rub the inside of the fondue pot with the garlic clove - add clove to pot or discard
- Heat up the White Wine & Lemon Juice - should be hot but do not boil
- Reduce heat to low and slowly add cheese while stirring
- Slowly add remainder of ingredients while stirring
- If fondue is too loose add more cheese
- If fondue is too stiff add more wine
Use dipping forks to dip your favorite items (crusty bread, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, etc).
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What do you like to dip into your cheese fondue?
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Ooh I love cheese fondue! I had the most amazing cheese fondue in Interlaken, Switzerland! This is really cool. I love dipping bread in - French baguettes are the best.
1must be delish! have not tried this before tho
2Love fondue with apples, pears, and of course crusty bread.
3Oh, I haven't done this in awhile! What a great Sunday dinner idea... Delicious! =]
4apples, carrots, and yummy crusty breads. just like bob /\
we're too lazy to make our own
5me and the bf always take our fondue cravings to the melting pot though
I got a Fondue Pot for Christmas like 3 Years ago, never used it, Had Fondue at a Friends House LOVED It!
6Now Have used Mine a Few Times, The Kids love It Too, Plus it
gets them too eat veggies they usually say they hate.
I have a fondue pot I need to use, so I might try this! I love fondue!
7anything to do with fondue is delicious
8I have never had fondu, I do want to try it.
9mmmm...
10sounds GOOD! I love Melting Pot
I don't know... Fondue is good, yes, but I soooo much prefer raclette, another great Swiss cheese dish. Actually, most people in Europe prefer raclette over fondue.
Why? Because with a raclette grill (and that is the way raclette is eaten, not like in this wrong definition) I can make so many different things, most with cheese of course, but if some of my guests don't want to eat cheese they have the freedom to select other ingredients. It's so much greater than fondue!
11My first comment on here EVER! I have been checking out the site (multiple times!) pretty much daily for the past couple of months but had some issues with the log-in. FINALLY! And what is more appropriate then to dedicate my first to fondue
12I must say that fondue- cheese and chocolate is awesome and a huge party hit! My roomie and I both bought each other a fondue for Christmas- and my parents got me another (that one went back). At a recent party we had chocolate in one and cheese in the other and people were staying pretty close to the fondue table! I have yet to try fondu-ing meat in oil...
CestLaVie how does fondue meat in oil work?!??! hahahaha kinda grosss!
13I have a fondue pot - love it.
14mandiesoh - pretty much you have heated oil in the fondue pot and you take thinly cut/cubed pieces of meat and dip them until they're cooked. the meat has either been marinated, or you can use various dipping sauces for flavor.
You can also do with a type of broth/water base instead.
15well the broth and water base sounds like steamboat to me, and THAT i can understand. but oil? haha. isnt that like, mass deep frying??
16lol
Just love that fondue set!
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