Aged Cheddar And Ale Fondue Food

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.

GERMAN CHEDDAR AND BEER FONDUE

Steps:

• Combine cheeses in a bowl with flour. Add beer to a small pot and bring up to a bubble over medium heat. Reduce the heat to simmer and add cheese in handfuls. Stir constantly, melting the cheese in batches. Stir in a figure-eight pattern with wooden spoon. When the cheese has been incorporated fully, stir in the mustard, hot sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Transfer fondue to warm fondue pot.
• In a large skillet, bring 2-inches of water to a boil and blanch the cauliflower for 2 to 3 minutes, drain and arrange around the fondue pot.
• In the same pan, bring the cooking water back to a boil and add the mini franks and sliced wursts. Cook, uncovered until all the liquid has evaporated. Add 1 tablespoon butter to the pan to crisp the casings. Pile wursts and dogs near fondue. Complete the dipping selections with dishes of pickles, onions and cubed bread.

AGED CHEDDAR AND ALE FONDUE

Steps:

• Heat oil in medium saucepan over medium-low until hot. Add onion; cook 3-4 minutes until softened, stirring frequently.
• Stir in flour; cook 1 minute, stirring frequently. Slowly whisk in milk and ale til smooth. Whisk in celery salt and hot pepper sauce.
• Increase heat to medium; bring to a boil. Boil 2 minutes til slightly thickened, sitrring constantly.
• Remove from heat; slowly stir in cheese until melted. (Fondue can be prepared to this point up to 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Reheat gently over medium-low heat, stirring constantly).
• Place in fondue pot on low heat or heat-proof ceramic pot or bowl over candle warmer.

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.

GERMAN CHEDDAR AND BEER FONDUE

Steps:

• In a bowl combine the cheeses with the flour. Add the beer to a small pot and bring up to a bubble over medium heat. Reduce the heat to simmer and add the cheese mixture in handfuls. Stir constantly in a figure-eight pattern with a wooden spoon, melting the cheese in batches. When the cheese has been incorporated fully, stir in the mustard, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce. Transfer the fondue to a fondue pot and serve.

AGED-CHEDDAR AND BEER DIP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add flour; cook, whisking, about 2 minutes. Add thyme and mustard, then gradually add beer, whisking constantly until smooth. Bring to a boil and cook 1 minute more.
• Reduce heat to medium. Add cream cheese, a piece at a time, whisking constantly until smooth. Whisk in cheddar and Gruyere, a handful at a time, until melted. Remove from heat. Add Worcestershire. Season with salt and pepper. Serve, sprinkled with pretzel crumbs, with pretzel rods and celery.