How to Make Cheese Fondue
August first is Swiss National Day, marking Switzerland’s independence from Austria. Hi, I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be making a traditional Swiss recipe Fondue.
Each radiant in Switzerland has a unique and traditional recipe for Fondue. Either by adding different cheeses or by adding a variety of different ingredients, here are the ingredients you’ll need for a basic and traditional fondue.
One clove of garlic, 1 ½ cups of dry white wine, one teaspoon of lemon juice, two cups of grated emmenthal, two cups of grated gruyere, one tablespoon of corn starch, paprika, pepper and nutmeg to taste, three tablespoons of Kirsch, and French bread.
First step grab your heavy saucepan or and earthenware pot, referred to as a cauldron with the garlic clove. Now warm the wine and the lemon juice being careful not to let it boil. The lemon juice helps to break down the cheese which will make for more homogenous fondue.
Next, add the cheese slowly stirring constantly in figure it, if you stir it in a circular motion you run the rest of your cheese boiling up. When the cheese boils, add the mixture of Kirsch and cornstarch. The cornstarch helps the cheese some separating and cook for a couple of minutes.
Finally, season to taste with paprika, pepper and nutmeg and serve with French bread cubed or an assortment of vegetables. Don’t forget if you drop your bread and the cheese you have to kiss the person on your left.
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