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The ULTIMATE cheese fondue

Everyone loves cheese and biscuits and everyone loves gooey cheese (maybe not vegans…) so combining the two is total NOM! There are so many different recipes but all have one thing in common, LOTS OF CHEESE! So this recipe is really just a suggestion and you can swap things in an out depending on your own personal preferences, and what you have in the fridge.


Ingredients

For the Fondue (serves 8-10)

  • 2 shallots, peeled and finely chopped
  • 1-2 Cloves of garlic
  • olive oil
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 sprigs of fresh thyme, leaves picked and finely chopped
  • 400g Cheddar cheese
  • 200g Belton Double Gloucester cheese
  • 200g Belton Wensleydale
  • 150g blue cheese
  • 2-3 tablespoons crème fraiche
  • 150ml cider (optional)
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Other ingredients

  • Cured meats
  • Celery sticks
  • Carrot sticks
  • Bell pepper
  • Chopped apple
  • French Baguette
  • Chutneys and pickles
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Things you will need

  • Fondue pot
  • bain-marie (heat proof bowl over a pot of water on a low simmer.)
  • Metal sewers
  • Little pots for the dipping foods

Method

  1. Fry the garlic and onions in a pan with a little oil and butter until softened. Once clear in colour, put in the thyme leaves, salt, pepper and 50ml of the cider.
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2. Chop the blue cheese into cubes and grate the gruyere and cheddar, either by hand or with a food processor and the grater attachment. Place all the cheese into the bain-marie with the remaining cider, then melt on a low heat. Stir occasionally but keep an eye on it so the mixture doesn’t curdle. If this happens take the it off the heat and mix thoroughly, once combined again turn the heat down further and continue to cook.

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3. Next, prepare the fondue pot. In my case I have lit a couple of tea lights and placed them underneath the pot, which should warm it before the fondue is poured in.

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4. Whilst the cheese is melting, chop up the pepper, celery, carrot, apple and baguette into either sticks or cubes. Lay the meats on a serving platter and decant the chutneys into ramekins.

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5. Once the cheese has fully melted add a splash of hot water to loosen and pour into the fondue pot which has been pre heated.

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6. Serve the fondue with all the trimmings and ENOY!

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