I bought a nice fondue set from Tupperware back in February and it is still in the box. The set has all of the necessary bells and whistles except for recipes. I have tried to google and the recipes I find are all very detailed.
Does anyone have any easy fondue recipes that can share with me???
Thanks!!!
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My MIL did a fondue party for DH and I when we got engaged. She did a cheese and bread fondue and a chocloate one for strawberries and a steak one in peanut oil, but I don't have her recipes for spices and such. I'm going to see if I can get the recipes from her and post them.
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You might find some great ideas from The Melting Pot restaurant menu. My parents and I went last year - it was great! Some of their fondues are amazing...
I love doing a "hot pot" with ours. I take beef broth and flavour it with Asian ingredients, like lemongrass, garlic and ginger, and then we dip in thin slices of raw beef (a tender cut), blanched veggies and cooked rice noodles. The broth makes a great soup at the end, and we have an assortement of condiments, like hoisin sauce, soy mixed with a little garlic, chilie and brown sugar, barbecue sauce, etc... Much healthier than an oil fondue.
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The Melting Pot is one of my favorite restaurants, and since we aren't doing babysitters, it's about the nicest place we can go with DD (she's excellent in restaurants, but I'm still not ready to risk something fancy!).
A cheese fondue is really easy. For the cheddar, you will need two blocks of cheese (terrible description, but I hope you know what I mean), flour, garlic, black pepper, and beer. This is a really basic recipe, so once you get good at it you can add in all kinds of stuff. The quality of the ingredients definitely makes a difference - cheap cheeses are much more oily IMO. Shred the cheese, and then toss it with a tablespoon or two of flour, enough to give it all a fine coat. Put the garlic (I use about a tablespoon) in the fondue pot, and let it sizzle a little bit. Add one bottle of beer that's been at room temperature. Once that's steamy, add the cheese a little at a time, while stirring, until you get the thickness that you desire. As it sits, it will get thicker, so don't over thicken at the beginning. Once it's done, add in black pepper to taste. Serve with cut up Granny Smith apples, cubed bread (we use a good french and rye from a bakery), carrots, celery, and cauliflower.
You really can't mess it up. Just tweak the beer and the cheese until you have a good consistency - a little more of one, a little less of the other.
Very, very basic. You can do a lot to it - I've added salsa and used one block of sharp cheddar and one block of habañero cheddar, and then served with tortilla chips and sliced peppers, etc. for example.
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Good melting cheeses are Gruyere, Fontina, Provelone, Gouda and even Jack. Gruyere is traditional. Rubbing the pot with a whole clove of garlic is also traditional.
I like to melt the cheese in a pot on the stove and then put it in the pot. It saves on the fondue fuel if your pot isn't stove safe.
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This is the recipe that got my inlaws off of oil fondue and into fondue broth, it took quite a bit of talking but it was worth the battle, we do this a few times a year and for Christmas eve since fonduing is my DH's family tradition.
Bouillabaisse Broth
PREP AND COOK TIME: About 30 minutes
NOTES: If making up to 1 day ahead, cover and chill.
MAKES: About 6 cups; 4 to 6 servings
1 tsp olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped fennel
3 peeled, pressed cloves garlic
5 cups fat-skimmed chicken broth
1 cup dry white wine
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/16 teaspoon powdered saffron or 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
In a 2 1/2- to 3-quart pan over medium-high heat, frequently stir 1 teaspoon olive oil,
1 cup chopped onion, 1 cup chopped fennel, and 3 peeled, pressed cloves garlic until onion is limp,
about 5 minutes.
Add 5 cups fat-skimmed chicken broth, 1 cup dry white wine, 1 tablespoon tomato paste,
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, and 1/16 teaspoon powdered saffron or 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric;
bring to a boil.
Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until vegetables are soft when pressed, about 15 minutes.
Measure broth; if less than 6 cups, add more fat-skimmed chicken broth or water.
Per serving: 73 cal., 9.9% (7.2 cal.) from fat; 7.1 g protein; 0.8 g fat (0.1 g sat.);
2.5 g carbo (0 g fiber); 96 mg sodium; 0 mg chol.
Fondue Recipes 
