Coffee Chocolate Fondue With Irish Whiskey Food

TAREK'S IRISH STOUT FONDUE

Steps:

• Combine white Cheddar cheese, Swiss cheese, Parmesan cheese, and cornstarch together in a bowl; set aside.
• Stir Irish stout beer, steak sauce, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, hot pepper sauce, and mustard powder together in a fondue pot; set heat under fondue pot to medium.
• Stir cheese mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, into stout beer mixture in fondue pot until cheese is completely melted and the fondue is thick and smooth. Do not let the fondue boil.
• Season with black pepper to taste.

BAILEYS IRISH CREAM CHOCOLATE FONDUE

Steps:

• Add the chocolate, cream, and Irish cream to a saucepan or fondue pot over low heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until the chocolate is melted and the fondue is smooth. If making in a saucepan, transfer to a chafing dish and keep warm while serving.

CHOCOLATE WHISKY FONDUE

Steps:

• Place sugar and water in a small non-aluminum saucepan.
• Cook over low heat until mixture simmers, cover and simmer 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat, uncover and cool to lukewarm.
• Melt semisweet and unsweetened chocolates with butter and cream.
• Slowly blend cooled sugar syrup into chocolate mixture using whisk, reserve at room temperature until ready to serve.
• to serve, reheat chocolate mixture in double boiler over hot water just until hot.
• Stir Scotch into chocolate mixture.
• Transfer mixture to warm fondue pot or serving dish.
• Serve with cake cubes and fruit, as desired, for dipping (fondue will thicken as it cools).

IRISH COFFEE MERINGUES

Steps:

• For meringues:
• Preheat oven to 250°F. Line 2 heavy baking sheets with parchment paper. Stir 3 tablespoons sugar, 1 tablespoon brown sugar and 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder in small bowl to blend well. Using hand-held electric mixer, beat egg whites in medium bowl until medium-stiff peaks form. Add remaining 4 tablespoons sugar and 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar to egg whites by tablespoonfuls and beat until stiff peaks form. Fold coffee-sugar mixture into meringue.
• Drop meringue by rounded tablespoonfuls onto prepared baking sheets, spacing evenly. Using knife, gently spread meringues 2 1/2- to 3-inch rounds. Bake until meringues are dry and can be easily be lifted from parchment, about 45 minutes. Transfer meringues to racks and cool completely. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Store in airtight containers at room temperature.)
• For filling:
• Beat 1 cup whipping cream in medium bowl to medium-firm peaks. Add sugar, Irish whiskey and instant espresso powder and beat until firm peaks form.
• Place 1 meringue on plate, flat side down. Spoon 1 generous tablespoon of espresso cream filling over. Top with another meringue, flat side down, and press gently until filling spreads to edge. Repeat with remaining meringues and filling. (Can be prepared 1 hour ahead. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.)
• Beat remaining 1/4 cup whipping cream in small bowl until firm peaks form. Spoon small dollop of cream atop each meringue. Garnish each with chocolate-covered coffee beans, if desired.

COFFEE CHOCOLATE FONDUE WITH IRISH WHISKEY

Steps:

• 1. Peel the oranges, removing all white membrane. Cut the sections away from the membranes that separate them, catching the juice. Arrange the sections on a plate. Place amarettini and other cookies in a bowl.
• 2. Bring heavy cream to boil with brown sugar.
• 3. Coarsely chop semisweet chocolate, add to the cream, and let melt, stirring.
• 4. Mix in coffee, reserving 3 tablespoons. Mix the reserved coffee with cornstarch, stir into the fondue, and bring to boil.
• 5. Transfer the mixture to a fondue pot (caquelon). Add Irish whiskey to flavor. Set on a burner over a low flame or on a small hot plate.
• 6. Spear an orange section on the fondue fork and draw through the chocolate mixture. Serve with the cookies.