146 french cheese fondue 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.

unsalted butter, chopped fresh thyme leaves, minced garlic, heavy cream, cambozola blue cheese, crumbled , or other blue cheese, freshly ground black pepper, fondue pot, serve with cubed french bread , vegetables, walnuts, apple wedges, figs, apricots etc.

garlic clove, dry white wine, grated mild colby cheese, grated swiss cheese, grated mozzarella cheese, cornstarch, pepper, french bread, assorted fresh vegetable (such as zucchini, mushrooms, baby corn cobs, and cauliflower)

garlic, beer, swiss cheese, sharp cheddar cheese, hot pepper sauce, flour, crusty bread (italian or french stick - cubed )

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

shredded swiss cheese, shredded gruyere cheese, cornstarch, garlic, halved, dry white wine, lemon juice, dry sherry or 1/3 cup kirsch, salt, white pepper, french bread , cut into cubes

apple cider or apple juice, shredded cheddar cheese, shredded swiss cheese, cornstarch, pepper, cubed french bread

swiss cheese, grated, gruyere cheese, grated, all purpose flour, ground nutmeg, ground white pepper, dry white wine, garlic cloves, minced, crusty french bread or sourdough bread, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes

swiss cheese, grated, gruyere cheese, grated, all-purpose flour, ground nutmeg, white pepper, dry white wine (about), garlic cloves, minced, crusty french bread or 1 lb sourdough bread, cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes

butter, cheddar cheese, shredded, cream cheese, egg whites, french bread

garlic clove, peeled and halved, gruner veltliner or other dry white wine, shredded swiss (emmenthal) cheese, shredded gruyere cheese, all-purpose flour, dry mustard, freshly grated nutmeg, pepper, crusty french bread, cubed, bockwurst or other mild german sausages, browned and cut into bite-size lengths, asian pears, sliced into thin wedges

garlic cloves, white wine, swiss cheese, coarsely grated, gruyere, coarsely grated, sherry wine, cornstarch, nutmeg, ground pepper, french bread, cubed

swanson chicken broth (regular, natural goodness or certified organic), cornstarch, garlic, halved, dry white wine, lemon juice, shredded swiss cheese*, at room temperature, ground nutmeg, ground black pepper to taste, french bread, cubed

apple cider or 3/4 cup apple juice, shredded cheddar cheese, shredded swiss cheese, cornstarch, pepper, french bread, cubed

condensed cheddar cheese soup, swiss cheese, shredded, sour cream, chunks french bread

swiss cheese, grated, gruyere cheese, grated, all-purpose flour, ground nutmeg, white pepper, dry white wine, garlic cloves, minced, crusty french bread or 1 lb sourdough bread, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes

diced gruyere cheese (about 2 cups), diced emmenthal cheese (about 2 cups), cornstarch, garlic cloves, halved, dry white wine, fresh lemon juice, kirsch, freshly nut nutmeg to taste if desired, canned whole chipotle chilies in adobo*, or to taste, minced (about 1 1/2 tbsp), fried shallots , thinly sliced scallion greens, and/or crumbled cooked bacon for stirring into fondue is desired, sliced shallots (about 8 large), vegetables oil, assorted cooked vegetables such as broccoli , carrots, pearl onions, and potatoes, bread sticks, cubes of day-old french, italian , or sourdough bread

grated swiss cheese, flour, salt, cream cheese, softened, dijon mustard, garlic powder, white rhineskellar wine, loaves crusty french bread