Dust off that fondue set!!

dearbarbie

emmental and gruyere, with a drop of wine or sherry.

bootman

Many thanks everyone for the help and advice.

I have been out and bought my Emental and Gruyer.

Quite looking forward to it myself now

Penelope_Penguin

I have cheese in for a fondue. We got our set as an engagement present.

My method is to lightly fry some crushed garlic in olive oil. Then add finely chopped cheese (equal quantities of Emmenthal and Greuyere) and white wine. Bring to a simmer to melt the cheese, and thicken with cornflour slaked in Kirsch. Season with nutmeg.

If the children are sharing, I leave out the Kirsch.

We then dip chunks of french bread that's been lightly dried out in the oven, and veg sticks.

Penny. x

Juliav_2

I am very happy that I have received a fondue for christmas - however my mum couldn't find a fondue book.

I am therefore on the hunt for some fondue receipes, savoury and sweet. If anyone has some good ones out there - I would love to hear them.

I would also like advice on how you go about feeding 5 people with a fondue. i.e to make a good meal/evening out of it. I have a stainless steel bowl and a ceramic.

Really hope you have some advice!

savvy

LOL we're using mine for an Austin Powers cocktail party tomorrow night, but I've only ever melted chocolate in mine, so considering cheese for tomorrow. Just found this one


LOL and there's a TON load here

radio_hack

Savvy's link for the cheese fondue takes you to one of the classics and a personal favourite. don't worry Juliav if it separates when you first melt the cheese - once you add the cornflour the whole thing binds together again. We always prefer it with small potatoes boiled in their skins - they have a firmer texture than bread - lots of suitable raw vegetables cut into sticks such as carrot and celery that you can use for dipping and various pickles to cut through the richness of the cheese. My mouth is watering just thinking about it!

Of course, you can also do an oil fondue, which is basically like deep-frying at the table. Heat up vegetable oil in the fondue and dip in tiny slivers of beef, lamb or any other meat and vegetables. Most will take just a few seconds. You just need to be careful that you don't fill the fondue too full or it spits. Make up some sauces (garlic mayonnaise for example) to dip the meat into once its cooked.

The other option is a type of Mongolian chrysanthemum pot - fill the fondue with a well-flavoured chicken stock (or made with the turkey bones!) and add tiny slivers of meat and veggies. As with the oil fondue, have a selection of dips (oriental style) to flavour the meat once it's cooked. At the end the tradition is to tip in lightly beaten egg and each diner helps themselves to a bowlful of the stock and cooked egg.

Have fun

Dumbledore55

I bought my bloke a fondue for christmas - what failures we were at melting chocolate! It burned stayed globby and tasted disgusting!

seraphina

I use the Waitrose fondue recipe from the waitrose website - they have a very good recipe section.

It's a lot of fun - I do a cheese fondue with gherkins, sliced salami/meats (Lidl is fabulous value for these - as well as cheap emmenthal) and a green salad. It's very filling so I tend to do something light and citrussy for pudding - think lemon mousse/posset.

have fun!

Nicki

Chocolate fondu is easy!

Warm a large pot of double cream gently over the burner. Add a large bar of dark chocolate and stir until it is melted. If it seems to be going wrong as Dumbledore describes, just turn the heat down or off as the heat of the cream will do the job for you. If for adults, you can add a splash of brandy or liqueur at this point. Keep warm over a low flame. Serve with pieces of fruit, mini marshmallows or sponge fingers.

Sola

For a cheese fondue, we dip in French bread cubes, cold sausage, cucumber, carrot, celery, peppers, raw mushrooms. It's usually very filling.