Swiss Fondue For Two Recipes

SWISS FONDUE FOR TWO

Steps:

• Rub the inside of a medium saucepan with the cut clove of garlic. Discard garlic clove.
• Add wine and lemon juice (if using) to the pan. Heat until steaming.
• Toss grated cheese with the cornstarch. Add a little of the cheese at a time to the warm wine mixture, stirring until each addition is dissolved before adding more.
• Heat the cheese until thick and smooth, over medium heat. Fondue is done when the cheese runs smoothly off the spoon. (Or forms a film over the center of a spoon with a hole in it.)
• Transfer fondue to a fondue pot, and light the burner beneath the pot.
• Enjoy with your choice of dippers and plenty of white wine.

FONDUE FOR TWO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss potatoes with oil; roast 10 to 12 minutes. Flip; push to one side and add bread cubes. Continue to roast until potatoes are golden and tender and bread is crisp, 8 to 10 minutes more.
• Reserve 1 tablespoon wine. In a small cast-iron pot, heat remaining wine with kirsch over low. Slowly add both cheeses, stirring in one direction until melted. Add nutmeg. In a small bowl, stir together lemon juice, cornstarch, and reserved wine. Slowly stir into pot; continue to cook over low heat, stirring, until mixture thickens and comes together, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a fondue pot; keep warm. Serve with fennel, apple, salami, bread cubes and sticks, and potatoes.

SIMPLE SWISS CHEESE FONDUE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the cheese, flour, mustard and nutmeg. In a small saucepan, heat cream and beer over medium heat until bubbles form around sides of pan. Stir in cheese mixture. Bring just to a gentle boil; cook and stir until combined and smooth, 1-2 minutes. , Transfer to a small fondue pot and keep warm. Serve with bread cubes.

FONDUE FOR TWO

Steps:

• Rub the inside of a small enameled cast-iron saucepan or stovetop fondue pot with the cut sides of the garlic clove; discard the garlic. Add the wine, lemon juice and mustard to the saucepan and bring just to simmer over medium heat.
• In a medium bowl, mix the gruyere, emmentaler and gouda with the cornstarch. Gradually stir the cheese mixture into the saucepan in handfuls, stirring until the fondue is creamy and smooth, about 5 minutes; do not overcook. Season the fondue with salt, then sprinkle generously with paprika; serve right away with bread, sliced apples, salami and raw vegetables for dipping.

SWISS FONDUE

Steps:

• Toss the 2 cheeses together with the cornstarch. Rub the inside of a heavy saucepan with the cut garlic clove. Add wine and 2 tablespoons Kirsch and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the cheese mixture, stirring, until mixture is hot and smooth.
• Add remaining 2 tablespoons Kirsch if mixture is too thick. Season with nutmeg and pepper, to taste. Transfer to a fondue pot and serve immediately with dippers of choice.

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.

GARLIC SWISS FONDUE

Steps:

• In a 1-1/2-qt. slow cooker, mix the first 6 ingredients. Cook, covered, on low 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until cheese is melted, stirring every 30 minutes. Serve warm with bread cubes and fruit.