Valentine's Recipes > Cheese & Mushroom Fondue
1/4 pint of dry cider
juice 1 organic lemon
1 tablespoon cornflour
2 cups Gouda cheese
1 1/2 tablespoons gin
freshly ground black pepper
1 cup brown mushrooms
(see measure conversions for more information)
- Crush the garlic and add the cider and lemon juice.
- Bring almost to the boil.
- Add the grated cheese and stir carefully until the cheese has melted.
- Mix the gin and the cornflour to a smooth paste and add to the bubbling cheese mixture.
- Chop the mushrooms finely and add to the fondue.
- Cook gently for 3 minutes.
- Check the seasoning and add more lemon juice if required and some black pepper.
- Take to the table in an attractive heatproof bowl.
- Place on a candle heated plate warmer.
- Each person should have a fondue fork.
- Serve an assortment of crudités including tiny button mushrooms.
- Spear the raw vegetables with the forks, dip into the communal pot and eat.
- Breadsticks are good with this dish.
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How to make cheese & mushroom fondue:
Fondues are ideal for Valentine's day because they introduce a more intimate element to the meal.
Ingredients
1 clove of garlic1/4 pint of dry cider
juice 1 organic lemon
1 tablespoon cornflour
2 cups Gouda cheese
1 1/2 tablespoons gin
freshly ground black pepper
1 cup brown mushrooms
(see measure conversions for more information)
Method
- Use a flameproof fondue bowl or a saucepan.- Crush the garlic and add the cider and lemon juice.
- Bring almost to the boil.
- Add the grated cheese and stir carefully until the cheese has melted.
- Mix the gin and the cornflour to a smooth paste and add to the bubbling cheese mixture.
- Chop the mushrooms finely and add to the fondue.
- Cook gently for 3 minutes.
- Check the seasoning and add more lemon juice if required and some black pepper.
- Take to the table in an attractive heatproof bowl.
- Place on a candle heated plate warmer.
- Each person should have a fondue fork.
- Serve an assortment of crudités including tiny button mushrooms.
- Spear the raw vegetables with the forks, dip into the communal pot and eat.
- Breadsticks are good with this dish.
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Here are some of the topics being discussed at the moment:
- Valentine's Recipes Home Page
- Buy Cookery Books in The Green Chronicle's Book Store.
- See other Food & Drink Websites in The Green Chronicle's Directory.
- Visit The Green Chronicle Shop
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