Homemade cheese fondue

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Prepare the ingredients according to the list. There is no single standard in the preparation of cheese fondue. Cheese can be used any hard, as long as it melts well and is fresh. A set of spices can be taken at your discretion, nutmeg and saffron are often used. Hard cheese can be used of one variety or several at once. Grate the cheese.

2. Step 2:

   

   To prepare fondue, you need to use a fondue dish, which is a fireproof dish in the form of a bowl or a pot, on a stand with a burner. Manufacturers present a wide variety of models, you can choose any one to your taste. For cheese fondue, it is better to use a fondue bowl with ceramic dishes so that the cheese does not delaminate during melting.

3. Step 3:

   

   Peel the garlic clove and cut it into two parts, rub the walls of the fondue bowl with pieces of garlic. The wine should be dry white. Strong alcohol helps to melt cheese faster. Pour white wine into the bowl of the fondue bowl. Bring to a boil.

5. Step 4:

   

   Add cheese to the wine, mix the ingredients and continue to melt, stirring constantly with a spatula. Add starch and mix. Starch is needed so that the melted cheese mass becomes homogeneous in consistency, does not delaminate. When the mixture melts and becomes more homogeneous, add nutmeg, ground black pepper and salt to taste. I added a pinch of ground dry basil, the taste of the cheese paste became even more pleasant and bright.

6. Step 5:

   

   Mix the mixture until it turns into a homogeneous mass. Remove the bowl from the heat. Pour the cheese into a container for serving to the table. Cut the bread into small pieces so that it is convenient to stick them on a fondue fork. Instead of bread, you can use crackers, pieces of fried meat, vegetables or grapes. Enjoy your meal!