Cheddar Garlic And Zinfandel Fondue Recipes

CHEDDAR CHEESE FONDUE

Steps:

• In a fondue pot or saucepan over LOW heat, combine beef broth, milk, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, dry mustard, and cornstarch. Don't let it boil or even come to a simmer.
• When it is just warm enough to melt cheese gradually stir in the cheese and laughing cow cheese with a figure-8 motion.
• Add beef broth to thin if needed.

GARLIC, SPINACH & CHEDDAR FONDUE

Steps:

• Melt butter in medium saucepan on medium heat. Add garlic; cook 2 min., stirring frequently. Stir in wine; bring just to a simmer.
• Toss shredded cheese with cornstarch. Add, 1/2 cup at a time, to wine mixture; cook 1 min. after each addition or until cheese is completely melted, stirring constantly. Stir in cream cheese spread; cook and stir 2 min. or until melted. Add spinach; cook 2 min. or just until wilted, stirring constantly.
• Serve in a fondue pot or small slow cooker.

CHEDDAR-BEER FONDUE

Steps:

• Mix Cheddar cheese and flour together in a bowl.
• Bring beer to a light boil in a fondue pot; add garlic, Worcestershire sauce, and mustard powder and stir. Gradually stir cheese mixture into beer mixture. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir mixture until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.

AGED CHEDDAR AND STOUT FONDUE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Unroll each can crescent dough into long rectangle. Firmly press perforations to seal. Using a small knife, cut dough into 1-inch by 4-inch strips. (Cut number of strips to match number of cocktails links in package--about 48.)
• Wrap each cocktail link with 1 dough strip around middle of link. Place on ungreased cookie sheet, seam side down, about 2 inches apart. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
• In large bowl, toss grated cheese with the flour. In 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, swirl in the olive oil. When shimmering, add the garlic; cook 30 seconds until very fragrant. Add stout, apple juice concentrate, ground mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Heat to a simmer (let simmer 3 minutes if you want alcohol to evaporate) and gradually, in small batches, add cheese, constantly stirring until fondue is smooth, thick and cheese completely melted. If too thick, stir in an additional oz of stout until desired consistency.
• Serve fondue immediately with pigs in the blanket.

CHEDDAR, GARLIC AND ZINFANDEL FONDUE

Steps:

• DIRECTIONS 1. In a medium saucepan, bring wine and vinegar to a simmer over medium heat. 2. Toss the Cheddar, Parmigiano-Reggiano, and cornstarch in a mixing bowl. Slowly stir in cheese mixture in small handfuls until completely melted. Stir in roasted garlic and season with pepper flakes. 3. Transfer to a cheese fondue pot and keep warm with burner. Serve right away. Roasted Garlic Puree DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut 2 large garlic heads in half, while trying to keep the cloves intact. Pour a teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil over the cut surfaces and put the two garlic heads back together. 2. Wrap in aluminum foil and bake until the garlic is softened (40 to 50 minutes depending on size). Cloves should be a deep beige. Unwrap and let cool completely. 3. Squeeze garlic into a bowl, discarding the hulls. Mash with a fork until smooth. Use for seasoning for fondue or spread onto bread.

AGED CHEDDAR FONDUE WITH GRILLED TOMATOES, BACON AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Heat a grill on medium-high heat.
• Toss the cherry tomatoes, slab bacon, onions and bread cubes separately with a bit of oil, salt and pepper, and thread them on their own skewers so that they can cook at their own rate. You will have multiple skewers of each.
• Grill the skewers over medium-high heat until lightly charred; keep warm while you make the fondue.
• Shred the Cheddar and toss with 2 teaspoons of the cornstarch. Separately, shred the Gruyere and toss with the remaining 4 teaspoons cornstarch.
• In a medium heatproof saucepan, heat the butter over medium heat. (You can easily cook this over a campfire or on a camp grill as well.) When the butter melts, add the garlic and let it sizzle for 30 seconds. Add the white wine and bring to a simmer. Add the Gruyere and whisk until smooth. Add the Cheddar and whisk until smooth and no lumps of cheese remain. Heat until the cheese bubbles slightly at the edges. Remove from the heat and stir in the sherry, lots of black pepper and the nutmeg.
• Serve with the skewers of tomatoes, onions, bacon and bread for dipping.

TOMATO CHEDDAR FONDUE

Steps:

• Rub garlic clove over the bottom and sides of a fondue pot; discard garlic and set pot aside. , In a large saucepan, combine the tomatoes, wine, butter, basil and cayenne; bring to a simmer over medium-low heat. Reduce heat to low. Toss cheese with flour; gradually add to tomato mixture, stirring after each addition until cheese is melted., Transfer to prepared fondue pot and keep warm. Serve with bread cubes and shrimp.