Fast Cheese Fondues

* Exported from MasterCook Mac *

Fast Cheese Fondues

Recipe By : BH&G New Cook Book
Serving Size : 5 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cheese Appetizer
Sauce

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3 cups Gruyere or Swiss cheese (12 ounces) -- coarsely
shredded
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 clove garlic -- halved
1 1/4 cups dry white wine* (see notes)
1 tablespoon kirsch or dry sherry
dash nutmeg
dash white pepper
French or Italian cubed bread/veggies

Bring shredded Gruyere or Swiss cheese to room temp. Toss cheese with flour;
set aside. Rub inside of fondue pot with garlic halves, then discard garlic.

In medium saucepan heat wine over med heat until small bubbles rise to
surface. Just prior to wine boiling, reduce heat to low, stir in cheese a
little at a time stirring constantly making sure each addition of cheeese
melts before adding more. Stir till mixture bubbles gently.

Stir in kirch or sherry, nutmeg and white pepper. Transfer cheese mixture to
a warmed fondue pot and keepmixture bubbling gently. Serve with bread cubes
and/or raw veggies.

*For milder flavor, substitute 1/4c. chicken broth or water for 1/4c. of wine.

(For an Onion-Cheese Fondue variation, prepare with ingredients as given above
AND stir in 1/2C. sliced green onion and 1/2C. shredded carrot into the cheese
mixture with the kirch or sherry.)

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Per serving: 12 Calories; 0g Fat (2% calories from fat); 0g Protein; 3g
Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 0mg Sodium

NOTES : For an Onion-Cheese Fondue, see variation following recipe.