This decidedly Irish take on the classic Swiss fondue is a fun and easy party appetizer.
Farmhouse Cheddar and Irish Stout Fondue with New Potatoes
Print This Recipe Yield 6Source Adapted from Bon Appetit magazinePublishedserves 6
Ingredients
- 2 cup 1- to 1 ½‑inch-diameter new or red-skinned potatoes, halved
- 1 pound farmhouse cheddar cheese, grated
- 2½ tablespoon all-purpose flour
- .75 cup (or more) irish stout (such as guinness)
- 6 tablespoon frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed
- 1 tablespoon colman’s english mustard
Directions
Boil the new potatoes in salted water until just cooked through. They should remain quite firm and hold their shape. About 4 minutes.
Meanwhile, toss cheese with flour in large bowl. Bring 3/4 cup stout, juice concentrate, and mustard to simmer in large saucepan over medium heat. Gradually add cheese mixture, stirring constantly in a zig zag motion (to keep the cheese from balling up), until cheese is melted and smooth. Thinning with more stout, if desired. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer fondue to bowl set over a flame.
Serve warm with the new potatoes for dipping.
I’ve liked Sprouts ever since I can remember. And I like mine Naked. Go figure. Then again my favorite foods at age 6 were fried liver and spinach.
Great post and great idea for the video. Very entertaining. Thanks!
Love the lesson on cruciferous vegetables.…I had no idea. I only recently came around to liking brussel sprouts (a long childhood of the boiled buggers had ruined me), I’ll be sure to add this recipe to my new repertoire with them.
The vid’s awesome. I love brussel sprouts, your recipe looks great, especially with the bread crumbs and pancetta. Could totally eat this as a meal.
mmm those look tasty. i LOVE brussel sprouts and stash & i actually just had some amazing sprouts (i’m gonna blog about it within the next few days) at this place in chitown called Custom House with maple syrup & bacon 😀 sooooooooooooo good!!!! but i love them even just plain and steamed :]
Greg, Are you sure that I should spend the cash and try again? I know you make amazing food but I think the only way I can do it is if you come over, train me in video editing and make this for me.……please?
I’ve had nearly all those other cruciferous veggies except brussels sprouts. All the horror stories about their taste and texture have did their job and have kept me away. But with this recipe, it’s time to take a bite out of my brussels sprouts fear!
BRILLIANT! Greg, this video is not only fabulous and hysterical but it so made me want to cook and eat Brussels Sprouts! And that, my friend, is spooky! Great job! Now I want to see more videos!
This is the best post ever. HILARIOUS! Perfect for the Halloween weekend. The effort on the video is excellent, love the campy feel of a horror flick. The sound track was perfectly timed. Man you just nailed this one Greg.
Is it true that eating brussel sprouts taste just like brain? A zombie told me that once.
That would be YOU, my friend, although I have a made a few videos but have no nerve to post them. I spelled brussell sprouts wrong for years. whoops, there I go again. It’s Brussells sprouts. Dumb spelling.
I LOVE brussels sprouts. Will have to try this recipe — like the idea of braising and browning them. Another great way to do them is a julienne. It’s a little time consuming, but they cook up fast in some chicken stock. And adding pancetta and balsamic as you did here would be delish! The film is hilarious btw!!
Argh. The video won’t play for me! I’m sure it’s funny though. I shred brussel sprouts and saute them in butter and add some vinegar and maple syrup and serve with some candied walnuts and pecans. To Die For! So particularly appropriate for Halloween.
The video is working for me and appears to be loaded properly. Here is a link to try and see it. Did any one else have trouble? GREG
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x75orp_braised-brussels-sprouts-with-pance_lifestyle
I am newly on the brussels sprouts bandwagon. Thank you for the tips on braising!
I grew up only having them boiled. They were just bitter and gross, until one day, I tried them sauteed with a bit of garlic and herbs and I could not get enough of them. They are indeed very, very tasty.
That’s a great little horror movie. The evil little buggers lurking at every corner. lol. I never did get why people disliked them so much. They ain’t that bad. I had myself some roasted brussels sprouts early this week with some balsamic vinegar. I’ll definitely have to try this one out.
Loved the video and the spooky music! I’ve never made or really had brussel sprouts as my husband doesn’t like them and I never had them growing up (I don’t think there were any back in Ukraine). I think I should give them a chance!
Yes, I haven’t had any good encounters with Brussels sprouts yet, I always find the bitter taste in them and also the ones I always had were boiled, so they became very mushy!
Boiling is terrible for BS. I used to hate ’em until I started roasting them.
LOVED the video! Of course. Tweeted about it.
The movie is hilarious and fantastic as always! Brussel sprouts are one of my absolute favorite veggies, although I haven’t met a vegetable I didn’t like. ( Except eggplant, due to an unfortunate culinary incident)