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Classic Cheese Fondue
This traditional Swiss fondue – the sort you might have encountered in an Alpine ski lodge circa 1972 – calls for an equal amount of Gruyère cheese, for its depth of flavor, and Emmenthaler, for its supple texture; a shot of kirsch, for its cherry aroma and alcoholic oomph; and a little garlic, for bite. It takes all of 15 minutes, and will emerge as magnificently creamy, smooth and velvety as custard, but with a funky, deep flavor that dazzlingly enriches anything you dunk in the pot: bread cubes, apple slices, clementine sections, nuggets of salami, pretzels, tofu. It is even marvelous spooned onto a romaine lettuce salad in place of dressing.
Ingredients
  • 1 small garlic clove, halved
  • subheading: 1 cup dry white wine:
  • ¾ pound Gruyère cheese, grated
  • ¾ pound Emmenthaler, raclette or Appenzeller cheese, grated
  • 1½ tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons kirsch (optional)
  • Kosher salt, to taste
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • Freshly grated nutmeg, to taste (optional)
  • Crusty bread cubes; steamed broccoli or cauliflower; carrot, celery or fennel sticks; cubed apple; seedless grapes; clementine sections; cubed salami, soppressata or kielbasa; roasted chestnuts and/or dried apricots, for serving.
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