226177 cheese fondue courtesy melting pot Recipes

beer or 4 oz skim milk or 4 oz broth, chopped garlic, cheddar cheese, pepper, mustard powder, worcestershire sauce, apple (cut up to dip)

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.

beer, swiss cheese, shredded (mild irish swiss works best), sharp cheddar cheese, shredded, flour, worcestershire sauce, garlic cloves, minced, mustard powder, pepper

beer, chopped garlic, shakes mustard powder, cheese (cheddar, colby, monterrey jack all work well), pepper , to taste, shakes worcestershire sauce

sourdough loaf, velveeta cheese, cubed, sour cream, cream cheese, softened, diced cooked ham, diced chopped green onion, chopped green chilies, worcestershire sauce, vegetable oil, butter or 1 tbsp margarine, melted

garlic, white wine, lemon juice, gruyere cheese, shredded, emmentaler cheese, shredded, jarlsberg cheese, shredded, smoked gouda cheese, shredded, cornstarch, ground nutmeg, balsamic vinegar, french bread, cubed

dry white wine, cream of mushroom soup, grated cheddar cheese, velveeta cheese, cubed

swiss cheese, shredded, american cheese, shredded (white or yellow ), cornstarch, dry mustard, worcestershire sauce, beer

swiss cheese, grated, aged white cheddar cheese, grated, cornstarch, fresh cracked pepper, dry white wine, garlic clove, halved

onion, finely chopped, butter, chicken bouillon, milk (whole , not skim), flour, swiss cheese, parmesan cheese

imported swiss cheese, shredded, gruyere cheese, shredded, cornstarch, garlic clove, peeled, dry white wine, lemon juice, cherry brandy , such as kirsch, nutmeg, assorted dippers

sharp cheddar cheese, shredded, swiss cheese, shredded, flour, salt, pepper, garlic clove, beer, tabasco sauce, french bread, cubed

pasta (macaroni,shells,etc. 2 cups uncooked), ground beef, onions, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, stewed tomatoes, spaghetti sauce (catelli parmesan & romano works very well), mushrooms, undrained, sour cream, mixed cheese, shredded (approx . 2 1/2 to 3 cups)

lean ground beef, onions, chopped, garlic cloves, chopped, spaghetti sauce (your favorite ), stewed tomatoes, sliced broiled mushrooms, shell macaroni, sour cream, sliced provolone cheese, sliced mozzarella cheese

light beer, chopped cooked spinach, chopped artichoke hearts, demitasse spoon of minced garlic, shredded cheddar cheese, turns cracked black pepper, cubed bread, french or 3 cups rye meal or 3 cups pumpernickel bread, vegetables , coliflower or 2 cups carrots or 2 cups celery or 2 cups broccoli

melted milk chocolate, caramel sundae syrup, chopped pecans, fifty 1 rum (may substitute with other flambe liquor)

alfredo sauce, green onions, chopped (white and green parts ), white wine vinegar, dijon mustard, garlic clove, crumbled goat cheese, nutmeg, granny smith apples (or other tart apple), simply potatoes shredded hash browns, panko breadcrumbs, unsalted butter, melted, shredded swiss cheese

olive oil, unsalted butter, idaho potatoes, washed, peeled and diced (about 1 1/2 to 2 inches thick ), paprika, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, scallion, halved and thinly sliced (green onions), white wine (or veg., chicken or beef broth), camembert cheese or 1 small brie cheese, rind trimmed off the bottom side