Gruyere Fondue Dinner Recipes

GRUYèRE AND CIDER FONDUE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F. Heat heavy large skillet over high heat. Add kielbasa slices and sauté until browned on both sides, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to baking sheet and place in oven to keep warm.
• Toss cheese and cornstarch in large bowl to coat. Bring hard cider and vinegar just to simmer in medium saucepan over medium heat. Reduce heat to medium low (mixture should be barely simmering). Add a handful of cheese to simmering cider mixture. Stir until cheese is melted. Add remaining cheese 1 handful at a time, stirring until melted between additions. Increase heat to medium and cook until fondue begins to bubble, stirring constantly. Stir in Calvados. Season to taste with pepper.
• Transfer fondue to pot. Set fondue pot atop stand; light candle or canned heat burner. Arrange sausage slices, apple slices, and bread cubes in bowls alongside fondue pot.
• Alcoholic apple cider; available in the liquor department of most supermarkets and at liquor stores.

FONDUE FOR TWO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss potatoes with oil; roast 10 to 12 minutes. Flip; push to one side and add bread cubes. Continue to roast until potatoes are golden and tender and bread is crisp, 8 to 10 minutes more.
• Reserve 1 tablespoon wine. In a small cast-iron pot, heat remaining wine with kirsch over low. Slowly add both cheeses, stirring in one direction until melted. Add nutmeg. In a small bowl, stir together lemon juice, cornstarch, and reserved wine. Slowly stir into pot; continue to cook over low heat, stirring, until mixture thickens and comes together, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a fondue pot; keep warm. Serve with fennel, apple, salami, bread cubes and sticks, and potatoes.

BEST FORMULA THREE-CHEESE FONDUE

Steps:

• Bring the wine to a boil in a small saucepan.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium low heat. Whisk in the flour, and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly to avoid sticking and burning.
• Once the flour is cooked, stir the wine into the flour mixture slowly. Use a whisk to smooth the mixture. Slowly add cubes of Gruyere, Cheddar, and Emmentaler cheese; stir until cheese is melted. Transfer cheese mixture to fondue pot. Keep warm over low flame.

SWISS GRUYERE FONDUE

Steps:

• Toss cheese with cornstarch in large bowl.
• Bring wine, lemon juice and garlic to simmer in heavy large saucepan over high heat.
• Reduce heat to medium.
• Whisk 1 handful of cheese into wine until almost melted.
• Repeat with remaining cheese in about 5 more batches.
• Continue whisking until completely melted and fondue begins to bubble, about 1 minute.
• Whisk in Kirsch and nutmeg.
• Transfer to fondue pot and keep warm over fondue burner.
• Accompany with a platter of assorted dippers, fondue forks and plates.
• DIPPERS: Cubed crusty bread, boiled new potatoes, rounds of smoked sausage, cubed cooked chicken, blanched asparagus, green beans, broccoli, cauliflower florets and carrot sticks.

GRUYèRE FONDUE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine cream, flour, and Worcestershire sauce, and set aside.
• In a large heavy saucepan, sauté onion in butter with bouillon cubes over high heat, stirring until cubes are completely dissolved.
• Reduce heat to medium. Add cream mixture, whisking constantly until thickened.
• Gradually add cheeses, and stir until melted and smooth. Mixture will become very thick.
• Add wine a little at a time and mix well. Wine tends to thin out mixture, so add as much as needed to reach desired consistency and flavor.
• Transfer the fondue to a heated fondue pot and keep warm over low heat.
• Accompaniments:
• Lightly toasted French bread cubes
• Fresh cooked shrimp
• Steamed broccoli

GRUYERE AND CHEDDAR FONDUE

Steps:

• Whisk first 5 ingredients in medium saucepan until blended. Bring to boil on medium heat, stirring constantly.
• Reduce heat to medium-low. Add cheeses, in small batches, cooking and stirring after each addition until cheese is completely melted. Remove from heat.
• Serve fondue with remaining ingredients for dipping.

FESTIVE GRUYERE FONDUE

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy saucepan over low heat. Add shallots and cook until soft.
• Add wine and bring to boiling to reduce by half. Add whipping cream; simmer 5 minutes.
• Combine cornstarch with cheese and add to saucepan, stirring constantly until melted. Do not boil. Season with salt to taste. Pour mixture into fondue pot. Serve with bread cubes or raw vegetables.