Microwaved Swiss Gruyere Fondue Recipes

SWISS GRUYERE FONDUE

Steps:

• Toss cheese with cornstarch in large bowl.
• Bring wine, lemon juice and garlic to simmer in heavy large saucepan over high heat.
• Reduce heat to medium.
• Whisk 1 handful of cheese into wine until almost melted.
• Repeat with remaining cheese in about 5 more batches.
• Continue whisking until completely melted and fondue begins to bubble, about 1 minute.
• Whisk in Kirsch and nutmeg.
• Transfer to fondue pot and keep warm over fondue burner.
• Accompany with a platter of assorted dippers, fondue forks and plates.
• DIPPERS: Cubed crusty bread, boiled new potatoes, rounds of smoked sausage, cubed cooked chicken, blanched asparagus, green beans, broccoli, cauliflower florets and carrot sticks.

MICROWAVED SWISS-GRUYERE FONDUE

Steps:

• 1. Toss together cheeses, flour, mustard, and garlic powder.
• 2. In a 1 1/2 quart microwave-safe casserole, micro-cook wine, Worcestershire sauce, and 1/4 cup water, uncovered, on 100% power (high) 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or until hot.
• 3. Add cheese mixture to hot liquid.
• 4. Micro-cook, uncovered, on 50% power (medium) 7 to 9 minutes or until cheese is melted, stirring every 2 minutes.
• 5. Serve with vegetable dippers or bread cubes.
• 6. Reheat as necessary in the casserole on medium 2 to 3 minutes.

CHEESE FONDUE

Steps:

• Rub inside of a 4-quart heavy pot with cut sides of garlic, then discard garlic. Add wine to pot and bring just to a simmer over moderate heat.
• Stir together cornstarch and kirsch (if using; otherwise, use water or wine) in a cup.
• Gradually add cheese to pot and cook, stirring constantly in a zigzag pattern (not a circular motion) to prevent cheese from balling up, until cheese is just melted and creamy (do not let boil). Stir cornstarch mixture again and stir into fondue. Bring fondue to a simmer and cook, stirring, until thickened, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer to fondue pot set over a flame.
• What to dip:
• •Cubes of French bread
• •Cubes of apple and pear
• •Roasted potatoes
• •Julienned raw red bell pepper
• •Blanched broccoli florets
• What to drink:
• •Dry white wine such as dry Riesling or Sancerre
• •German lager or Saison-style ale
• •Farmhouse cider
• •Fino Sherry

MICROWAVE SWISS FONDUE

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix cheese, flour and seasonings.
• Microwave wine in a 2 quart baking dish on high power for 1 minute (until hot).
• Add cheese mixture and stir.
• Microwave uncovered on medium, 7 to 9 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes.
• Serve with bread.

MICROWAVE GRUYèRE FONDUE

Steps:

• Rub the inside of a 2 quart microwave-safe casserole dish with cut clove of garlic; then, combine cheese, flour and seasonings in dish, tossing to mix.
• Mix the mustard with the wine and microwave on High for 1-2 minutes (until hot).
• Stir wine mixture into cheese mixture.
• Microwave uncovered on Medium for 7-9 minutes (until smooth), stirring every 2 minutes.
• Serve with bread.

SWISS FONDUE

Steps:

• Combine Gruyère cheese, Emmental cheese, and cornstarch in a bowl. Mix until the cheese is evenly coated. Set aside.
• Rub the cut side of the garlic all over the inside of a fondue pot or heavy saucepan. Add wine and place over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, then gradually add cheese and cornstarch mixture. Stir with a spatula, gently stirring in a figure-of-eight motion, until all of the cheese is added and the fondue is smooth and homogenous. Reduce heat to medium-low if the fondue is boiling too vigorously.
• Immediately serve fondue, preferably over a warmer. If you used a saucepan on the stove to heat the fondue, you can carefully transfer the fondue to a fondue pot to serve.

AUTHENTIC ORIGINAL TRADITIONAL SWISS FONDUE (OLD WORLD RECIPE)

Steps:

• The optimal choice of pots is a steel or cast iron medium sized pot (2 quart) with an enameled interior.
• In a medium sized bowl, combine the three cheeses and toss with the flour.
• Rub the inside of the fondue pot with the garlic halves.
• Add the wine and heat over medium heat until hot, but not boiling.
• Stir in lemon juice and kirsch.
• Add a handful of cheese at a time to the wine mixture, stirring constantly and not adding more cheese until the previous has melted, bubbling gently and has the appearance of a light creamy sauce season with pepper and nutmeg.
• Remove the pot from the heat and place over an alcohol safety burner on the table.
• Adjust the burner flame so the fondue continues to bubble gently.
• Serve with plenty of crusty bread cubes.