CHEESE FONDUE
2 cloves garlic, crushed/minced
2# Swiss cheese, cubed
2-3 T. flour
1-1/2 cups white wine (Chenin Blanc)
1 T. lemon juice
dash black pepper
dash nutmeg
1 tsp. tarragon
1 T. parsley flakes
Toss cheese with flour. Pour wine into fondue pot over low heat. Do not allow wine to boil. When small bubbles appear on bottom of fondue pot, add lemon juice. Gradually add handfuls of cheese, stirring constantly after each addition with wooden spoon in figure 8 motion. Add spices. Continue to stir. This can burn on the bottom if the heat is too high. Serve hot with french bread, sausage, etc. using long handled fondue forks. We use an electric fondue pot.
Dippers:
French bread cut so that each piece has a crust, sausage chunks, green apple slices. You can lightly blanch fresh vegetables, like cauliflower, broccoli flowerets or mushrooms, but I never do and they're fine. Serve with a tossed salad.
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Comments: 16
This is a good appetizer if you have friends in to watch football. I usually set up a snack table and let guests help themselves. Just has to be near an outlet to plug in the fondue pot. We also have this for dinner in the winter, usually on a Saturday night or a Sunday afternoon, when our kids can join us. Thanks for asking.
Time to break out the fondue forks, now that the weather's turning cold. Don't care much for hot melted cheese in the summer!
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This one sounds awesome.
I hope you do try making fondue. It's such a fun meal. It really promotes conversation and laughter.
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Melting Pot sounds like a fun concept. Too bad it closed. Fondue is a fun way to spend an evening. I've never been a fan of beef/shrimp fondue because I hate the way the house smells from the hot oil. But they taste great.