Basic Cheese Fondue.

You can cook Basic Cheese Fondue using 8 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Basic Cheese Fondue

1. You need 1 of garlic clove, halved crosswise.
2. It's 1 of 1⁄2 cups dry white wine.
3. Prepare 1 tbsp of cornstarch.
4. You need 2 tbsp of kirsch.
5. Prepare 1/2 lbs of Emmental cheese, coarsely grated.
6. You need 1/2 lbs of Gruyère, coarsely grated.
7. Prepare of Grated nutmeg.
8. You need of Italian or French bread cut into cubes. Stale is best.

Basic Cheese Fondue step by step

1. Rub inside of a 4-quart heavy pot with cut sides of garlic, then discard garlic..
2. Add wine to pot and bring just to a simmer over moderate heat..
3. Gradually add cheese to pot and cook, stirring constantly until cheese is just melted and creamy. Add cheese slowly until each addition is melted..
4. Stir together cornstarch and kirsch in a cup and stir into cheese..
5. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring, until thickened, 5 to 8 minutes..
6. Add nutmeg if desired and stir in..
7. Transfer to fondue pot set over a low heat..
8. Serve with cubed, slightly stale or dried out Italion Bread..