This homemade fondue is easy to make and you will taste a classic in your own kitchen. People that had limited access to fresh food during the winter months, therefore, began using aged cheeses and bread during this period so Cheese fondue was born as a solution.
As the fall wore on, the cheese aged, and the bread became stale, making it much harder to eat. Today we are bringing you an Easy Cheese Fondue version!
Local villagers discovered that if they melted their cheese with wine, garlic, and herbs and dipped the stale bread into the mixture, the bread would soften. (From Luxe Adventure Traveler). The fondue is a pleasant meal: the guests gather around a table and eat their pieces of bread with a long fork in the fondue pot in the center of the table. Cheese lovers, this easy fondue recipe will delight you!
Ladies, tradition says that if you drop your piece of bread into the fondue pot, you have to kiss the person next to you. Gentlemen, if you drop something in the pot, the next round of drinks is on you.
I always try to serve cornichons and pearl onions, cause people say, they will help to counterpart the richness of the fondue.
French-speaking Switzerland fondue is usually made from Gruyère cheese and/or Vacherin Fribourgeois. Only Neuchâtelois use Emmental cheese in their fondue. Cornichons and pickled pearl onions are a great way to make this dish easier to digest.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup dry white wine such as a California chardonnay
- 2 tsp minced Garlic 2 peeled medium cloves
- 1/2 tsp grated nutmeg or ¼ground nutmeg
- Up to 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 cup shredded Gruyère or emmental cheese 2 cups
- 1 cup shredded Gouda cheese
- 1/2 cup fontina cheese ½ cup
- 1/2 tsp arrow root
- Bite-sized cubed baguette for serving
- Small broccoli florets for serving
- grape tomatoes for serving
- Cubed cored apple for serving
Instructions
- Set for 10 minutes on Sauté. While the pot heats up, pour in some wine, garlic and nutmeg; continue heating until simmering 5 more minutes.
- Mix all the cheeses with the arrow root and pepper, then add to the simmering wine, keep stirring so cheese doesn't burn at bottom of pan. Cook, stirring all the while, until the cheese melts and the mixture starts to bubble, about 2 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and serve at once with cubed low-carb, keto chips and broccoli and cauliflower florets.
Nutrition
Classic fondue is served with bread croutons or old bread diced. Nowadays you can serve cheese fondue with a wide variety of things: Charcuterie! of course! fresh uncooked vegetables (broccoli or cauliflower florets, baby carrots, cherry tomatoes) depend mainly on your tastes and lifestyle.
If you are having the cheese fondue as a family meal, you can substitute the wine for water so the kids can enjoy it as well.
Happy cooking!
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Thanks for sharing this recipe! The instructions were super easy to follow, and the fondue tasted great – It was a perfect treat 🙂