Recipe: traditional cheese fondue with Appenzeller®
Swiss cheese Appenzeller®, previously praised by us as a top addition to a cheeseboard or used in delicious cheese biscuits or a cheeseburger, is one of the Big Three cheeses that make up the tastiest homemade cheese fondue for a reason. By the way, you can certainly vary things, or add four cheeses like the renowned Amsterdam cheese shop Kef does, as long as you promise one thing: that Appenzeller® must be in it!
Because in the country where they have mastered cheese fondue down to the finest detail, they naturally make excellent cheeses. Creamy, made from raw milk, with a distinctive flavor from a specific brining treatment with Sulz (a secret blend of white wine, herbs and spices), Appenzeller® is an indispensable part of the best traditional cheese fondue.
How to make the tastiest traditional cheese fondue
- Rub the caquelon (special fondue pot) with a fresh clove of garlic.
- Pour a layer of wine into the pot.
- Heat the wine over low heat until it starts to bubble, but do not let it boil.
- Add a splash of lemon juice.
- This helps the cheese melt better and turns the mixture into a homogeneous whole.
- Add a handful of cheese to the wine and stir it in slowly.
- While stirring, gradually add a little wine followed by a little cheese. Do not do this too quickly.
- Continue until all the cheese has been used.
- If the mixture is still a little too thin, you can use a little cornstarch – dissolved in wine or kirsch – to thicken it.
- Add some freshly ground pepper and, if desired, a pinch of nutmeg.
- Serve the cheese fondue over a small flame/rechaud.
Serve a fresh salad and, above all, plenty of sturdy bread with the cheese fondue. Pickled accompaniments such as cornichons, cold cuts, sliced raw vegetables, mushrooms and pear wedges are also great dippers! And which wine should you drink with it? Read our golden wine tips for your cheese fondue here. Prost!
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