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Swiss Cheese Fondue
 

This popular dish comes from Switzerland where villagers in the mountains had to rely on local produce, like cheese, wine and home baked bread during the long winter month. 
It is an ideal dish to serve for an informal evening with friends.
As this dish takes very little time to prepare, start cooking just before serving.
Ideally a rustic wine and small glasses of Kirsch and a crispy salad are served with this. Suitable for Vegetarians.

350g ( 12oz ) Emmenthal Cheese, grated
350g ( 12oz ) Gruyère Cheese, grated
45cl ( 3/4 pint ) dry white wine
3 tablespoons of Kirsch
3-4 flat teaspoons of corn starch 
grated nutmeg to taste
1 clove of garlic
pepper to taste 
crusty firm bread, like French bread, cut into bite size pieces

  1. rub the fondue pan with garlic
  2. pour in the wine and heat very gently over the cooker
  3. when hot add a small amount of cheese at a time, stirring continually
  4. bring it gently to bubbling point
  5. add the kirsch mixed with the corn starch
  6. let it simmer for another 3 minutes, stirring continually
  7. now place it on your fondue stand with a lit flame and serve

Tip: corn starch is a white type thickening flour and not the yellow maize variety.

Fondues are delicious as well as being great fun for an informal Dinner Party

Bon Appétit

 

 

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This fondue cookbook contains over 100 recipes ranging from the traditional swiss cheese fondue and fondue bourguignonne to the exotic Mongolian chicken hotpot and the rich dark chocolate fondue. The book also includes fondue traditions for parties and a guide to the equipment available.