36 cheese fondue for for Recipes

here are the basics of making an excellent cheese fondue , the proper way (or at least the lindysez way)., use good cheese , i use half emmental swiss and gruyere, grate them up and toss them with some salt and a good amount of pepper. let them sit out at room temp so they melt better . cut your bread (good french bread, but not sourdough) into bite sized pieces making sure to have crust on each piece. let those sit out for a while too so they aren tsp too soft., cheese that you use , you are going to use 1 3/4 cups of a dry white wine, such as a fume blanc, a california sauv blanc (don tsp use a new zealand 1 as most are too grassy) or a pouilly-fume. when you are ready to make the fondue, rub the pot with a clove of garlic (we like garlic, so we leave the clove in, but you don tsp need to); then place over a medium heat and add the wine. when the wine comes to a simmer, start slowly adding the cheese, sprinkling in a handful at a time, allowing each addition to melt (my dad said you always have to stir in the same direction, in a figure 8 motion, it works. if you stir in a circle you will end up with a big glop of cheese in the middle of a pot of wine, the figure 8 is key); keep adding until you have a nice thick sauce, then add a splash of kirsch and a pinch of nutmeg. put over a burner to keep it bubbling, and stir often when you dip your bread., a lb of cheese is enough for 4 people; or more if you are serving other things. and the amounts are guesstimates. i almost always grate too much cheese, so only add as much as you need to get the right consistency ; when you dip a piece of bread into the fondue, you want a nice coating of cheese and for the bread to absorb the wine. that s what it s all about, cheese, wine and bread. so use the best you can of each ingredient. and any left over cheese makes for a mighty good ham and cheese omelet.

swiss-style cheese such as jarlsberg or emmenthaler, shredded, gruyere cheese, shredded, cornstarch, garlic clove, peeled , halved crosswise, dry white wine, lemon juice, kirsch (cherry brandy), dry mustard, nutmeg, assorted dippers - cubed ham (skip for vegetarian option), blanched broccoli, carrots, or cauliflower, cherry tomatoes, chopped green bell peppers, cubed french bread (skip for wheat-free version), peeled and chopped apples or pears, special equipment recommended, a fondue pot

milk, condensed cream of mushroom or celery soup, undiluted, shredded cheddar cheese, process cheese (velveeta), cubed, crabmeat, drained, flaked and cartilage removed, lemon juice, garlic clove, halved, cubed french bread, cherry tomatoes , baby zucchini, cooked new potatoes and/or artichoke hearts for dipping

lipton onion soup mix, grated cheese (we use a mild cheddar), tomato juice, lemon juice, bread, for dipping

comte cheese, beaufort cheese, emmenthaler cheese, appenzeller cheese (or any other swiss cheese), glasses white wine (sylvaner, riesling, or savoie), garlic clove, nutmeg, pepper, bread, for dipping

butter, shallot, diced, granny smith apple, diced, hard cider (woodchuck grammy smith works best), shredded sharp cheddar cheese (more or less for desired thickness ), corn starch, cubed apples (for dipping ) tossed in lemon juice or soda water, cubed loaves french baguette or other crusty bread (for dipping), fondue pot (i use a cuisinart 1, ca. $25)

condensed cheddar cheese soup, shredded cheddar cheese or 1 cup swiss cheese (about 4 oz) or 1 cup parmesan cheese (about 4 oz), green onions, finely chopped, garlic powder, hot sauce, dippers, crouton, french bread, toast , stick, cooked chicken or turkey, hot dog, ham, lunch meat, cooked shrimp, cooked asparagus, cooked broccoli, cooked brussels sprout, cauliflower, celery, stuffed olives, green onion, green pepper, tomatoes

sharp white cheddar, grated, blue cheese, beer, coarse kosher salt and ground pepper, cubed french bread, for dipping, quartered fig, for dipping, stalks blanched asparagus, for dipping, cut and cored apple, for dipping, cut and cored pear, for dipping

emmentaler or swiss cheese, rind discarded and cut into small cubes, gruyer , rind discarded and grated, cornstarch, unsalted butter, minced shallots, apple cider, water, fresh lemon juice, salt, freshly ground black pepper, crusty french or italian bread, cubed, for dipping, fresh lemon juice, or more if desired, apples slices, for dipping, boiled new potatoes, cubed, for dipping, pear slices, for dipping

garlic, crushed, dry white wine, juice of 1 lemon, gruyere cheese, cornstarch, kirsch, salt and pepper, grated nutmeg, wooden skewers for the garnishes, new potatoes, quartered, baby carrots, peeled, onion, quartered, olive oil, lamb loin, quail, cod fillets, sugar, potato crusted scallops, french bread loaves , cut into cubes

emmenthaler cheese (or which ever you consider), ham, in small cubes, white wine, cornstarch

heavy whipping cream, ground allspice, kosher salt , to taste, poblano chilies, toasted, peeled, stemmed and seeded, canola oil, white onion , cut into 1/2-inch slices, shredded cooked chicken, salt , to taste, queso oaxaca (mexican cheese), shredded, cilantro, stemmed and chopped for garnish, fresh corn tortillas, warmed , or tortilla chips (preferably homemade)

ground beef, cooked and drained, mozzarella cheese, spaghetti sauce mix, tomato sauce, cornstarch, sharp cheddar cheese, dry red wine, italian bread, cut in chunks

brie cheese , such as alouette, dry white wine or 2 tsp milk, fresh ground black pepper, red apple, cubed, french baguettes, cubed, roasted potatoes, steamed vegetables, skewers chicken, beef

grated fontina, grated gruyere, cornstarch, sliced pancetta, chopped, dry white wine (such as pinot grigio), freshly ground black pepper, chopped chives, focaccia , sliced salami, fresh fennel, belgian endive, steamed broccoli florets and asparagus spears, for dipping

cheddar cheese, grated, guinness stout, worcestershire sauce, salt & pepper, to taste, cayenne pepper , to taste, cornstarch, bread, chunks for dipping

white cheddar cheese, shredded, monterey jack cheese, shredded, all-purpose flour, light beer, garlic cloves, smashed, chipotle chiles, minced, vegetables, for dipping, fruit, for dipping, bread, cubed, for dipping

dry, crisp white wine (recommended : sauvignon blanc), calvados, gruyere cheese, shredded or diced, sharp new york state white cheddar cheese , or other semi-hard cow s milk cheese, diced, cornstarch, freshly grated nutmeg, freshly ground black pepper, baguette , or other crusty bread, torn or cubed, for dipping, crisp , sliced apple, dressed lightly with lemon juice, for dipping, crisp , sliced pear, dressed lightly with lemon juice, for dipping