| Ah, cheese fondue! The aroma of meltingly | | | | - 1 lb. Swiss cheese (diced or shredded) |
| pungent cheese and wine - bubbling gently and | | | | |
| ready for dippers of bread. It's a romantic | | | | - 3 Tbsp flour |
| dinner for two, or a wonderful ice-breaker | | | | |
| for a party or get-together. It's the perfect | | | | - 1/2 tsp dry mustard |
| meal to foster intimate conversation and | | | | |
| create lasting memories of good times by | | | | - 1 clove of garlic (halved) |
| all.Lots of Pots | | | | |
| | | | - Keilbasa sausage or other dippers* |
| Cheese fondue can be used as a meal, or as | | | | |
| an appetizer. The pots made for cheese fondue | | | | - Asparagus Tips or other dippers* |
| are of heavy, heat resistant earthenware or | | | | |
| heavy metal. A controllable heat unit that | | | | - Fondue pot or equivalentIf you choose to |
| maintains low, even heat is what keeps the | | | | use processed Swiss cheese, just be aware |
| cheese melted and slightly bubbly without | | | | that it tends to thicken up more readily than |
| burning the cheese or over heating it. You | | | | natural cheese and normally needs to be |
| want the consistency to be smooth and | | | | thinned if it stands very long.First, heat |
| sauce-like.If you don't have a fondue pot, | | | | the buttermilk and garlic halves in a pot. |
| you can also use a casserole dish or one of | | | | Once the buttermilk is heated through, remove |
| ceramic material - it must be heat resistant! | | | | the garlic halves. Don't bring to boiling |
| Use it over a well-regulated alcohol, canned | | | | point. Then combine the cheese, flour, and |
| heat, or butane flame. You can also try it | | | | seasoned salt. Add to the hot liquid by small |
| over an electric hot plate or candle warmer, | | | | handfuls and stir until all the cheese is |
| although this is not recommended! Other types | | | | uniformly melted and blended.Next, place the |
| of fondue pots are the classic fondue | | | | buttermilk cheese sauce mixture over a low |
| bourguignonne pan, electric fondue pots and | | | | flame (your canned heat or equivalent) to |
| chafing dishes.Control Your Heat! | | | | keep the cheese simmering gently - you don't |
| | | | want it to boil! You might find you'll need |
| If your heat source isn't manageable, you | | | | to add a little more of whatever liquid you |
| will end up with cheese that cools too much | | | | have left to keep the cheese properly thinned |
| and the result is a big glob of hardened | | | | and for a good dipping consistency.This yummy |
| cheese that becomes undunkable. If your heat | | | | recipe serves 5 or 6 as an appetizer and |
| source is too hot, the cheese ends up being | | | | easily serves 2 for a meal. For a variation |
| stringy and starts to separate into a globby, | | | | on the theme, try Swiss Cheese Dipping |
| gooky mess.It's not as hard as it seems. | | | | Sauce.*Some other dipper ideas are small |
| That's why making a small investment into a | | | | cubes of cooked ham and toast to dip into the |
| real fondue pot is worth it. Your fondue pot | | | | melted cheese. Chill your tender asparagus |
| usually comes packaged with the right style | | | | spears and serve with the Keilbasa. Can also |
| of forks, your controllable heat source and a | | | | be served with cherry tomatoes and rye bread |
| pan that was made for this kind of | | | | slices.At the table dip your dippers into the |
| cooking.Okay, ready to try out a great cheese | | | | cheese and use the rye bread to catch the |
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| - 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 cup of buttermilk | | | | appetizers, raclette grilling, tapas small |
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