World Flavors Cookbook

Fondue (Cheese Fondue)

Name: Fondue (Cheese Fondue)
Cook time: 15 min
Cuisine: Switzerland
Ingredients: Swiss cheese (Gruyère, Emmental), dry white wine, garlic, cornstarch, kirsch (cherry brandy), nutmeg, crusty bread cubes

The ultimate communal Swiss meal; a molten blend of aged cheeses and wine, served in a ceramic pot for dipping bread.

Cuisine: Switzerland

Ingredients

Swiss cheese (Gruyère, Emmental), dry white wine, garlic, cornstarch, kirsch (cherry brandy), nutmeg, crusty bread cubes

Instructions

Rub the inside of a caquelon (fondue pot) with a garlic clove. Mix grated cheeses with cornstarch. Heat wine until simmering, then gradually add the cheese, stirring constantly in a figure-eight motion until smooth. Add kirsch and nutmeg. Keep warm over a portable stove and dip bread cubes using long forks.