4 ale fondue Recipes

canola oil, minced onion, all-purpose flour, milk, ale or 1/3 cup non-alcoholic beer, celery salt, hot pepper sauce, shredded aged cheddar cheese, lightly packed cubed dark rye bread (1-inch) or 3 cups assorted fresh vegetables

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

eighteen 1/3-inch-thick baguette slices, cut diagonally, extra-virgin olive oil, garlic, minced, chopped fresh oregano, fennel seeds , crushed using a mortar and pestle or place in a zip top bag and crush with a rolling pin, freshly ground black pepper, beer , such as a brown ale, pale ale or lager, at room temperature, plus extra, as needed, dijon mustard, extra-virgin olive oil, sweet italian sausage, casings removed, onion, chopped (about 1 1/2 cups), fennel seeds , crushed using a mortar and pestle or place in a zip top bag and crush with a rolling pin, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, all-purpose flour, coarsely grated extra-sharp white cheddar (about 8 oz), coarsely grated fontina (about 8 oz), grated parmesan