Cottage Swiss Fondue Food

SWISS FONDUE

Steps:

• Combine Gruyère cheese, Emmental cheese, and cornstarch in a bowl. Mix until the cheese is evenly coated. Set aside.
• Rub the cut side of the garlic all over the inside of a fondue pot or heavy saucepan. Add wine and place over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, then gradually add cheese and cornstarch mixture. Stir with a spatula, gently stirring in a figure-of-eight motion, until all of the cheese is added and the fondue is smooth and homogenous. Reduce heat to medium-low if the fondue is boiling too vigorously.
• Immediately serve fondue, preferably over a warmer. If you used a saucepan on the stove to heat the fondue, you can carefully transfer the fondue to a fondue pot to serve.

COTTAGE SWISS FONDUE

Steps:

• Combine cheese, and cornstarch in a bag. Shake to make sure cheese is coated with cornstarch.
• Rub inside of pot with garlic clove cut in half. Discard garlic.
• Warm milk with mustard added. Do not cover or boil.
• In blender puree cottage cheese then add to warmed milk.
• Remember to stir constantly from now one. Add a handful of cheese, keeping the heat medium (do not boil), when melted add another handful. When all cheese is melted and bubbly transfer to fondue pot and keep warm over fondue burner.
• Note: If fondue becomes too thick add a bit of warmed milk. If it separates combine 1 T cornstarch and 2 T milk and stir into fondue.

TRADITIONAL SWISS FONDUE

Steps:

• Cut the garlic clove, then rub it all inside of the fondue pot. Pour in the wine and lemon juice, and place over the lit burner. Gradually add the cheese, stirring throughout until completely melted.
• When the cheese has melted and begins to bubble, blend the cornstarch with the kirsch and stir into the pot. Cook, stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes. Add remaining ingredients to taste.

TRADITIONAL SWISS FONDUE

Steps:

• In fondue pot, heat wine, lemon juice and mustard to boiling; then reduce heat to low.
• Toss cheese with arrowroot and gradually add cheese mixture to wine mixture in pot, stirring constantly.
• When cheese is melted, stir in kirsch.
• Sprinkle with nutmeg, and serve with french bread or potatoes.

AUTHENTIC SWISS FONDUE

Steps:

• Rub the inside of a flameproof dish with the garlic, add the wine and lemon juice.
• Place dish over a gentle heat and warm.
• Add the cheese and stir mixture until the cheese has melted and is beginning to cook.
• Blend the cornflour to a smooth cream with the kirsch and add to mixture with seasoning.
• Continue to cook for a further 3 minutes or until mixture is of a thick consistency.
• Serve immediately with warm bread and potatoes (cooked mushrooms and rolled ham work well as well).

SWISS BUTTERMILK FONDUE

Steps:

• Combine cheese and cornstarch in a bag. Shake to make sure cheese is coated with cornstarch.
• In saucepan carefully heat buttermilk until warm. Do not cover or boil.
• Remember to stir constantly from now one. Add a handful of cheese, keeping the heat medium (do not boil), when melted add another handful. After all the cheese is melted and bubbling add a dash of nutmeg and pepper. Transfer to fondue pot and keep warm over fondue burner.
• Note: If fondue becomes too thick add a bit of warmed buttermilk. If it separates combine 1 T cornstarch and 2 T buttermilk and stir into fondue.

GARLIC SWISS FONDUE

Steps:

• In a 1-1/2-qt. slow cooker, mix the first 6 ingredients. Cook, covered, on low 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until cheese is melted, stirring every 30 minutes. Serve warm with bread cubes and fruit.