Three-Cheese Fondue
- 1/2 pound Gruyere, coarsely grated (about 2 1/2 cups)
- 1/2 pound Emmenthal, coarsely grated (about 2 1/2 cups)
- 1/2 pound Doux de Montagne, harvati, or Vacherin Fribourgeois, coarsely grated (about 2 1/2 cups)
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 garlic clove, halved
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 3/4 cup water
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons apple brandy
- Accompaniments: Cubed country bread, assorted cooked vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, and pearl onions
- In a large bowl, toss together the cheese and the cornstarch.
- Rub the inside of a heavy saucepan with the garlic, leaving it in the pan, add the wine, water, and the lemon juice, and boil the mixture for 1 minute.
- Stir in the cheese mixture gradually and bring the mixture to a simmer over moderate heat, stirring.
- Stir in the apple brandy and simmer the mixture, stirring, for 2 minutes.
- Using a spatula, transfer the fondue to a fondue pot.
- Set the fondue pot on its stand over a low flame.
- Set bread cubes and the vegetables for dipping into the fondue on a platter.
- Wine Suggestions: White Wines: Fendant; Sancerre; Pouilly Fume Red Wines: Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais, chilled
gruyere, emmenthal, harvati, cornstarch, garlic, white wine, water, lemon juice, apple brandy, country bread
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/three-cheese-fondue.html (may not work)