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Recipe : **** Cheese Fondue

Cheese Fondue
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Course:
Main Dish

Practical information

  • Prep time
    15 min
  • Cooking
    15 min
  • Ready in
    30 min
  • Difficulty
    Very easy
  • Price
    Very friendly budget
  • Rate:
             
 
"Fondue au fromage" is popular in all eastern France, especially in the Juras and French Alps regions. It is also very popular in Switzerland and Northern Italy.It is "la fondue" in France, "cheese fondue" in Switzerland, and "bagno caldo" ("hot bath") in Piedmont. In the French-Comté region of France, there is a special kind of fondue, "la cancoillote," that has much sharper taste and a pungency which is not to everybody's taste. It is the prefered between-hours meal of skiers and mountaineers.
 

Categories

Budget:
friendly
Difficulty:
easy recipe
Recipe for:
big families
Category:
Egg Cheese and Diary
Tags:
cheese, all, Italy, meal, taste, tea

Recipe's Ingredients

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  • 1 garlic clove
  • 4 anchovy fillets, cut in samll pieces
  • ¼ teaspoons freshly ground pepper
  • 1 teaspoon flour
  • 2 tablespoons kirsch
  • 1 pch baking soda
  • celery stalks trimmed
  • 700 g swiss cheese, cut in small thin pieces
  • 800 ml dry alsatian wine

  • Recipe preparation steps

  • 1
    Rub inside of small heatproof casserole with garlic. Place casserole over flame, or in bottom of chaffing dish.
  • 2
    Add cheese and wine. Bring to boil, stirring constantly, until cheese is melted. Add anchovies and pepper.
  • 3
    Dissolve flour in water. Add brandy to flour mixture. Add brandy mixture to pan and bring again to boil.
  • 4
    Add baking soda. Mix well.
  • 5
    Serve in casserole. Eat by helping yourself from the pan, dipping celery stalks or small pieces of French bread in the fondue.
  • Ready !