Swiss Cheese And Porcini Fondue Recipes

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the cheeses and put aside.
• Rub the inside of a large saucepan or casserole dish, with garlic and place the saucepan on low-medium heat. Add the wine, heat until warm, but not boiling!
• Add the cheese by handfuls, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until melted and cheese-wine mixture has the consistency of a creamy sauce.
• Mix the cornstarch and water in a small bowl and then stir into the cheese. As the mixture thickens, let the mixture come to the boil once, before you remove pot and place it on a lighted burner on table. Adjust flame of the burner so the fondue continues bubbling lightly.
• Place baskets of bread cubes onto the table. Take a handful of the bread cubes, sprinkle with black and spear fondue fork through bread cubes. Dunk and stir well to bottom of pot.
• Serve with white wine or Kirsch to prevent getting that heavy cheese feeling!
• Other serving suggestions: cherry tomatoes, grapes, sliced ham and kielbasa.

Steps:

• Soak porcini mushrooms in 1 1/2 cups hot water until softened, about 20 minutes. Drain, reserving soaking liquid. Squeeze mushrooms dry. Chop.
• Mix Emmenthal and Gruyère cheese and cornstarch in large bowl. Combine 1 cup reserved mushroom soaking liquid, white wine and garlic in fondue pot or heavy medium saucepan. Simmer 2 minutes. Discard garlic. Adjust heat so that liquid barely simmers. Add cheese 1 handful at a time and stir until each addition melts before adding next.
• After all cheese is added, mix until smooth. Mix in mushrooms and 2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme. Season with generous amount of pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cool. Press plastic onto surface of fondue and refrigerate. Cover and refrigerate remaining mushroom soaking liquid. Before continuing, rewarm fondue over low heat, stirring frequently and adding reserved mushroom soaking liquid as necessary if fondue is too thick.) If not using fondue pot, transfer mixture to flameproof 2-quart casserole. Sprinkle with fresh thyme leaves. Set over alcohol burner or gas table burner and serve, allowing diners to skewer bread with fork and dip into cheese fondue.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cheese and flour. In a large saucepan, heat wine and garlic over medium heat until bubbles form around sides of pan (do not boil)., Reduce heat to medium-low. Add 1/2 cup cheese mixture; stir constantly until almost completely melted. Continue adding cheese, 1/2 cup at a time, allowing cheese to melt almost completely between additions. Stir in the sherry, lemon juice and nutmeg., Transfer to a heated fondue pot; keep fondue bubbling gently. Serve with sausage and bread cubes. If fondue becomes too thick, stir in a little additional wine.

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.

Steps:

• Soak porcini mushrooms in 1 1/2 cups hot water until softened, about 20 minutes.
• Drain, reserving soaking liquid.
• Squeeze mushrooms dry.
• Chop.
• Mix Emmenthal and Gruyère cheese and cornstarch in large bowl.
• Combine 1 cup reserved mushroom soaking liquid, white wine and garlic in fondue pot or heavy medium saucepan.
• Simmer 2 minutes.
• Discard garlic.
• Adjust heat so that liquid barely simmers.
• Add cheese 1 handful at a time and stir until each addition melts before adding next.
• After all cheese is added, mix until smooth.
• Mix in mushrooms and 2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme.
• Season with generous amount of pepper.
• (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cool. Press plastic onto surface of fondue and refrigerate. Cover and refrigerate remaining mushroom soaking liquid. Before continuing, rewarm fondue over low heat, stirring frequently and adding reserved mushroom soaking liquid). If not using fondue pot, transfer mixture to flameproof 2-quart casserole.
• Sprinkle with fresh thyme leaves.
• Set over alcohol burner or gas table burner and serve, allowing diners to skewer bread with fork and dip into cheese fondue.

Steps:

• Heat marsala wine just to boiling pour over dried mushrooms in a small bowl, let set at least 1 hours.
• meanwhile toss fontina and swiss lightly with flour.
• rub a heavy enameled pot or fondue pot with garlic, pour in the white wine, heat over medium low heat until hot, add cheese tossed with flour, a hanful at a time, stirring constantly and waiting until each addition melts; then stir in pecorino.
• Drain the mushrooms, squeeze out as much liquid as possible, chop into fine pieces, stir into cheeze mixture along with 2 T. marsala, season with LOTS of fresh ground black pepper.
• Serve fondue with asorted breads and sausages for dipping.

Steps:

• Rub cut side of garlic on inside of large Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed saucepan, preferably cast iron, rubbing the bottom and halfway up the sides. Add wine and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, toss cheeses with cornstarch. Add a handful at a time to simmering wine, stirring until first handful melts before adding next. Reduce heat to medium and stir constantly until cheese is completely melted. Add kirsch, if using, and heat until bubbling, about 1 to 2 minutes. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg, if desired. Serve with crusty bread and other accompaniments. (See variations below)