French Fondue Recipe

This is a very easy and stylish recipe to take in a picnic, the harder part is to find the ingredients, but these tips can help you to make a great dinner for a special picnic.

A French Fondue is made by the combination of 3 or 4 cheeses very easy to find in France, not that easy to find in the States. The cheeses are Compté, Gruyère, Tomme de Savoie and French Emmental. But you can prepare a French Fondue with common cheeses in America.

You can use an Emmental cheese (Swiss Emmental or Emmentaler) as your main cheese and then a combination of Aged Manchego, Aged Cheddar and Gouda. To prepare a French Fondue for 2 persons you will need 1lb of cheese. The quantity needed of each of these cheeses will depend on the strong flavor that you want to give to your Fondue.

For a strong flavor French Fondue you need:

1/3 lb of  Emmental Cheese

1/3 lb of  Aged Cheddar Cheese

1/6 lb of  Aged Manchego Cheese

1/6 lb of Gouda Cheese

1/3 of a white wine bottle

1 baguette

For a light flavor French Fondue you need:

½ lb of Emmental Cheese

¼ lb of Aged Cheddar Cheese

¼ lb of Aged Manchego Cheese

1/3 of a white wine bottle

1 baguette

Preparation

Cut all the cheeses in small pieces. Cut the bread in medium size pieces (about 1in. tick). Place only half of the cheeses and add the white wine. Wait until the cheeses are melted and then add the rest.

You will also need one can of jelled chafing fuel.