Chipotle Cheese Fondue

Submitted by English_Rose

"A Gourmet recipe. Accompaniments: assorted cooked vegetables such as broccoli, carrots, pearl onions, and potatoes, bread sticks cubes of day-old French, Italian, or sourdough bread."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb finely diced gruyere cheese
• 1⁄2 lb finely diced emmenthaler cheese
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 large garlic cloves, halved
• 1 1⁄3 cups dry white wine
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 -3 tablespoons kirsch
• freshly grated nutmeg, to taste if desired (optional)
• 3 whole chipotle chiles in adobo, minced
• thinly sliced scallion top

directions

1. In a bowl toss together cheeses and cornstarch.
2. Rub inside of a heavy 3- to 4-quart saucepan with garlic halves, leaving garlic in pan, and add wine and lemon juice.
3. Bring liquid just to a boil and stir in cheese mixture by handfuls.
4. Bring mixture to a bare simmer over moderate heat, stirring, and stir in kirsch, nutmeg, chilies, and pepper to taste.
5. Transfer fondue to a fondue pot and set over a low flame.
6. Stir in scallions and serve fondue with accompaniments for dipping. (Stir fondue often to keep combined.).

Reviews

[Elmotoo]

YUM! I served this with bread cubes, steamed broccoli & cauliflower, fresh apples & pears. I couldn't find actual emmenthaler so I subbed regular swiss. AND someone finished all the white wine in the house so I used chicken broth which worked well but proably killed off any authenticity. using 3 chipotles was too scary (kids involved) so I used 1 BIG one. I could have tolerated 2. ;) VERY tasty. We were still hungry when the fondue was gone. :( It was a bit stringy. Fondue is really easy, why don't we eat it more often? Made for my 3 chefs 11/09.