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Summary
| Yield | |
|---|---|
| Source | This is adapted from Gourmet Magazine's 1966 recipe |
| Prep Time | 20 minutes |
| Recipe | Appetizer |
| Ingredients | white wine |
Description
Classic cheese Fondue includes dry white wine, kirsch, Emmental and Gruyere cheeses. Each component of a traditional Swiss fondue plays an import role. Most recipes we see for "traditional" Swiss style fondue are a combination of two cheeses, Gruyere and Emmenthaler. These two cheeses are combined because either cheese alone would produce either a mixture that was too sharp or too bland. The kirsch may be omitted if your cheese is very well aged.
Ingredients
- 1 garlic clove, halved crosswise
- 1 1⁄2 c cups dry white wine
- 1 T cornstarch
- 2 t kirsch
- 2 c emmenthaler cheese, coarsely grated
- 2 c gruyère cheese, coarsely grated
- cubes of french bread, with crusts
Instructions
Rub inside of a 4-quart heavy pot with cut sides of garlic pushing to extract the juice as you work. Discard garlic. Add the wine to pot and bring just to a simmer over moderate heat. Do not boil the wine.
Create a slurry by mixing together cornstarch and kirsch in a cup, until a smooth paste is formed.
Gradually add cheese to pot and cook, stirring constantly in a zigzag pattern, not a circular motion. Otherwise the cheese will ball up and be difficult to work with. Being careful not to let it boil cook the cheese is just melted and creamy. Stir cornstarch mixture again into fondue. Bring fondue to a simmer and cook, stirring, until thickened, 6 to 8 minutes.
Transfer to fondue pot set over a flame and serve with bread for dipping.
Notes
serves 6
