6 smoked fondue with bacon and Recipes

sharp white cheddar, shredded (about 2 1/2 cups), gruyere, shredded (about 2 cups), smoked gruyere or swiss, shredded, scant tbsp cornstarch, strained cooking liquid from beer-simmered bratwursts , recipe follows, spicy brown mustard, plus more for serving, a few drops hot sauce, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, slab bacon, rind removed, sliced about 1-inch thick, cremini mushrooms, caps only, canola oil, six to eight 2-inch-thick slices high-quality german rye bread, beer-simmered bratwurst , recipe follows, sweet and hot german mustards , for serving, special equipment : fondue pot and skewers, german light ale, caraway seeds, coriander seeds, mustard seeds, onions, unpeeled, roughly chopped, whole cloves garlic , smashed, fresh ginger, peeled and chopped, precooked bratwurst , pricked with a fork, canola oil

frozen chopped spinach, extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling, good quality smoky bacon , halved across (recommended: oscars from warrensburg), chicken tenders, salt and freshly ground black pepper, poultry seasoning, smoked sweet paprika, radishes, trimmed, red pepper, seeded and sliced 1/2-inch thick sticks, bundle white or thin green asparagus, trimmed, sack purple pearl onions or 1 jar pickled pearl onions, drained, gherkins, drained, pretzel rods, whole-grain or seeded bread, diced for dipping, fondue with apple brandy, recipe follows, dry white wine, lemon juice, gruyere, shredded, emmentaler, shredded, cornstarch, apple brandy, freshly grated nutmeg , to taste, cayenne pepper

smoked or plain cheddar cheese, shredded, slightly rounded tbsp all-purpose flour, shallots or 1 small onion, minced, garlic, finely minced, hard cider , lager beer or sparkling cider, fresh lemon juice, grainy mustard , or to taste, premium bacon, cooked crispy, chopped, minced. re-hydrated sun-dried tomatoes

salt, head cauliflower, cut into florets, asparagus, extra-virgin olive oil , 2 turns of the pan, plus some for drizzling, shallots, thinly sliced, white mushrooms, salt and black pepper, red wine vinegar , eyeball it, kielbasa, drained cornichons or baby gherkin pickles, red pears, lemon juice, divided, baguette, sliced, thick cut bacon, gruyere, shredded, smoked gouda, shredded, all-purpose flour, garlic , smashed away from skin, dry white wine, smoked almonds, coarsely chopped