I think it’s a crime that fondue suffers from the whole trendy thing. Fondue is in, and then it’s out. And then it’s in again, and out. We’re talking dipping yummy stuff into hot melty yummy other stuff – how can this ever go out of style?
For me, fondue means sticky, melty, wonderful cheese fondue. Cut up some crusty bread cubes, potatoes, veggies, and tart apples, and dip away.
Plus, it’s almost mandatory to drink wine with cheese fondue. Hello, home run.
So I say, forget if it’s in style or not (and who can keep track, anyway?) Just dust off your pot and serve up a dinner that’s all about melted cheese. You’ll be glad you did.
Classic Cheese Fondue
(Full recipe below)
Directions:
- Grate the cheese.
- Toss the cheese with the 2 tablespoons flour.
- Rub the fondue pot with the cut side of the garlic.
Look! Invisible hands! - Add the wine to the fondue pot, and over medium high heat, bring it to a boil.
- Lower the heat to medium low, and stir in the cheese 1/2 cup at a time, adding more then the previous 1/2 cup is pretty much melted.
- Stir in kirsch if using.
- Enjoy immediately!
Classic Cheese Fondue
Ingredients
- 1 pound Gruyere cheese
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 clove garlic
- 1 cup dry white wine (please make sure it's on the dry side!)
- 2 tablespoons kirsch (optional)
- Your choice of stuff to dip: Rustic bread cut into cubes (if it's a fresh loaf, I recommend cutting it up a few hours ahead and letting it sit out so it hardens a bit and is less likely to fall off the fondue forks into the cheese, Granny Smith apple (especially yummy), pears, broccoli and cauliflower (I like to steam mine just slightly beforehand), baby potatoes. Oh, and the Fondue cookbook also suggested pickles, so we tried a couple sweet pickle chunks. Surprisingly not bad!)
Instructions
- Grate the cheese.
- Toss the cheese with the 2 tablespoons flour.
- Rub the fondue pot with the cut side of the garlic.
- Add the wine to the fondue pot, and over medium high heat, bring it to a boil.
- Lower the heat to medium low, and stir in the cheese 1/2 cup at a time, adding more then the previous 1/2 cup is pretty much melted.
- Stir in kirsch if using.
- Enjoy immediately!
Yesss! I love fondue! Thanks for the recipe. I always struggle with deciding what can be dipped in a cheese fondue so thanks for the suggestions there too. We’ve tried tortilla chips as well – very tasty.
mmmm, yummy! LOE LOVE LOVE cheese fondue and, in my opinion, it’s only made better by dark chocolate turtle fondue and sweet strawberries and cheesecake for dipping! When do we go to the Melting Pot?!
I’m probably the only person in the world who didn’t get a fondue pot for my wedding, but I’m dying to make it!! Cheese, wine and fun dipping foods = dream come true!
I introduced my daughters to fondue about a year ago. They LOVED it and have been BEGGING for another Fondue Night…just came across this and IT’S ON!
I asked my 14 year old, “How about we do fondue night Saturday?” Uh…she said YES! Haha.