Cheese Fondue

Melted alpine cheese with white wine, for dipping bread.

Ingredients

• 400 g Melting alpine cheese
• 400 g Swiss-style cheese
• 1½ cups White wine
• 2 cloves Garlic
• 2 tbsp Cornstarch
• 1 tbsp Lemon juice
• ½ tsp Nutmeg
• 1 tsp Black pepper
• 1 loaf Crusty bread

Method

1. Prepare the pot — Rub the inside of a heavy pot all over with a cut garlic clove.
2. Warm the wine — Heat the wine with lemon juice until steaming but never boiling.
3. Add cheese slowly — Toss the grated cheeses with cornstarch, then add a handful at a time, stirring in a figure-eight until each melts before adding more.
4. Season — Grate in nutmeg and pepper.
5. Keep it moving — Never let it boil — it must stay smooth and just barely bubbling.
6. Fondue is ready — Set over a burner and dip cubes of crusty bread, stirring as you go.

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