A friend of mine
got me this chocolate fondue set for Christmas last year, but it
hasn't been used until now. And for its actual purpose as a chocolate
fondue set it will probably never be used in this household, as we
are just crazy about cheese. So I thought it would be actually nice
to make a Swiss style cheese fondue and eat it with a good baguette.
A while ago I was
watching the BBC programme Great Continental Railway Journeys by
Michael Portillo, the episode where he travels in Switzerland
(Zermatt to Geneva, series 5), which motivated me even more to
finally use the fondue pot. Portillo ate fondue on a train in
Switzerland and that was just magnificent. What amazing train
catering! I hope to be able to do that one day, but this time it was
just in our living room, which was maybe easier than on a moving
train.
Before making the
fondue I consulted several traditional recipes and made my own recipe
based on them, which can be found below. This worked very well, the
cheese mixture stayed smooth and it was easy to dip the bread in
there. The hint of white wine was very nice. I chose the combination
of Gruyere and Emmental cheeses, as both are my favourites, and they
did work very well in this.
Swiss cheese fondue
Ingredients
200 g Gruyere
cheese
200 g Emmental
cheese
200 ml dry white
wine
1 tsp corn flour
Sprinkle of ground
black pepper
1 garlic clove
2 small baguettes
Method
Grate the cheeses.
Heat the white
wine gently in a saucepan at low heat and then stir the corn flour
in. Stir it so that it's smooth. I decided to use a whisk for all
stirring to make sure, that the mixture stayed smooth at all times.
Then add the
grated cheese gradually by whisking it in. Keep the heat low
throughout. There should be light bubbling, but no boiling.
Season the mix
with a sprinkle of ground black pepper.
Rub the inside of
the fondue pot with garlic before pouring the cheese mixture in.
Cut the bread into
small cubes.
Light a small
candle underneath the pot and start dipping.
Enjoy!
Your VegHog
I love fondu but have only had it at friend's places - I think it always seems very decadent - the idea of eating it on the train seems quite posh - the sort of train journeys I do I am lucky to get a sandwich in a plastic box :-) But I would swoon if I had that sort of journey and be very happy to be fed fondu
ReplyDeleteI also think that it's very spectacular to have fondue on a train. I've had a few decent train meals, but nothing that great I'm afraid.
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