Beer and Cheese Fondue

This has beer AND sherry in it and makes a great, and fun, appetizer. Good Super Bowl food!

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1⁄2 small yellow onion, minced
• 1  large garlic clove, minced
• 12  ounces  emmenthaler cheese, coarsely grated (about 3 lightly packed cups)
• 8  ounces extra-sharp cheddar cheese, coarsely grated (about 2 lightly packed cups)
• 4  ounces gruyere cheese, coarsely grated (about 1 lightly packed cup)
• 2  tablespoons cornstarch
• 1  teaspoon dry mustard
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1  teaspoon caraway seed, coarsely ground (with mortar and pestle or in a spice grinder)
• 1 (12 ounce) can beer (Budweiser good choice)
• 3  tablespoons sherry wine
•  kosher salt

Directions

1. Melt butter in 1 1/2-2 quart flameproof fondue pot over medium-low heat. Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until completely soft and beginning to carmelize, about 15-20 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, toss all three cheeses with cornstarch, mustard, and pepper.
3. Add caraway seeds to fondue pot and stir to toast them slightly, about 2 minutes. Add beer, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer to mellow the flavor of the beer, about 3 minutes.
4. Sprinkle the cheese mixture into the pot a large handful at a time, stirring each batch in a back and forth manner so that the cheese doesn't ball up as it melts. COntinue adding and stirring until all the cheese is melted, smooth, and thick, adjusting heat as necessary to maintain barely a simmer. Stir in sherry and season with salt.
5. Set fondue pot over a low flame at table to keep warm. Stir frequently and serve with dippers such as sourdough bread cubes, pear and apple slices, steamed carrots and cauliflower, boiled fingerling potatoes, grilled sliced sausage.