Fennel And Leek Bruschetta With Cheese And Beer Fondue Recipes

BEER & CHEDDAR FONDUE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine cheese and flour. In a small saucepan, heat the beer, garlic, mustard and pepper over medium heat until bubbles form around sides of pan., Reduce heat to medium-low; add a handful of cheese mixture. Stir constantly, using a figure-8 motion, until almost completely melted. Continue adding cheese mixture, 1 handful at a time, allowing cheese to almost completely melt between additions. Keep warm. Serve with radishes, sliced apples and breadsticks.

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.

BEER CHEESE FONDUE

Steps:

• Combine Cheddar cheese, Swiss cheese, flour, salt, and black pepper in a bowl.
• Rub cut side of garlic clove around bottom and sides of fondue pot.
• Pour beer into fondue pot and slowly bring to a simmer over medium-low heat, about 5 minutes.
• Gradually stir cheese mixture into beer, adding small amounts at a time, until cheese is melted and blended, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Stir hot pepper sauce into cheese mixture.

BEER AND CHEESE FONDUE

Steps:

• Add the garlic, beer and onion powder to a large saucepan. Heat over medium heat until it starts to simmer around the edges.
• Meanwhile, add the cheese and flour to a medium bowl and toss. Once the beer is simmering, add the cheese a handful at a time, stirring to melt it. Stir in the Worcestershire sauce and mustard. Cook over low heat, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pot, until all the cheese is melted, about 10 minutes.
• Serve warm with sliced apples, pumpernickel or other crusty bread cubes, soft pretzels and tiny heated wieners.

CLASSIC CHEESE FONDUE

Steps:

• Pour the wine and lemon juice into a heavy-based pan over a medium-low heat and warm until steaming. Add all of the cheese, a handful at a time, whisking between each addition until all the cheese has been added. Continue to stir for 4-5 mins until everything is fully melted, smooth and creamy. Mix the cornflour with the kirsch in a small bowl, then stir this into the cheese mixture. Continue to cook over a low heat for a minute more.
• Rub the garlic on the inside of the fondue pot, if you like, then carefully pour the cheese mixture into the pot and immediately place it over the flame. (If you don't have a fondue set, add the garlic along with the wine in step one, then remove and discard it before you add the kirsch mixture.) Serve immediately with crusty bread, boiled new potatoes, vegetable crudités or cornichons for dunking, if you like. You can place the fondue back over a low heat if you need to reheat it after serving.

BEER CHEESE FONDUE

Steps:

• Place bread cubes in a single layer in an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 450° for 5-7 minutes or until lightly crisp, stirring twice., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in beer. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low. Toss cheese and flour; stir into saucepan until melted. Stir in 2 tablespoons cream., Transfer to a small fondue pot or 1-1/2-qt. slow cooker. Keep warm; add additional cream if fondue thickens. Serve with toasted bread cubes.

SAUTEED FENNEL AND LEEKS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium sized skillet over medium heat; add fennel and cook, stirring occasionally until translucent, about 10 minutes.
• Add leeks, season with salt and pepper, cook 5 minutes more,.
• Stir in lemon zest and butter, adjust seasonings, serve.

BEER CHEESE FONDUE

Steps:

• Bring the beer to a boil over medium-high heat in a fondue pot or a medium heavy saucepan. Reduce the heat to medium-low so the beer is gently simmering.
• Toss the Gruyère with the cornstarch in a medium bowl. Add the cheese mixture to the beer one large handful at a time, stirring the cheese in a figure-eight pattern until completely melted before adding more. Stir in the mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and paprika, and season with salt. Serve immediately. The fondue can be refrigerated, covered, for up to 2 days and then rewarmed over medium-low heat, stirring in a figure-eight pattern, until the cheese is melted and hot.