Get your guests involved in the cooking with a fondue party.
Fondue is a traditional Swiss form of cooking that involves a communal pot of hot cheese, oil or chocolate in which you cook or dip your food. It is a great alternative to conventional cooking and is great fun for a group of people to enjoy together. Everyone can cook as much or as little as they like and customize their meal to their own preference. However, there are a few general safety precautions to be aware of because of the use of a flame, hot liquid and raw food.
Instructions
Preparation
1. Chop a variety of meats and vegetables into bite-sized pieces and set them aside. If you're having a chocolate fondue, use chopped fruit instead.
2. Prepare several flavors of dipping sauce for the cooked meats if desired.
3. Place the fondue pot in the center of the table and assign two to three fondue sticks per table setting. Each stick has a different color, which will help you identify your food when cooking. Fill the pot with your choice of oil, cheese or chocolate.
4. Fill the fondue burner with bottled gel fuel or insert a gel fuel cartridge. Replace the burner lid so the air holes are open. Using matches or a barbecue lighter, ignite the fuel. Carefully rotate the lid of the burner so the air holes are slightly closed, but not completely. This is how you adjust the temperature.
Cooking
5. Once the oil, cheese or chocolate is heated through, you can begin cooking. Adjust the temperature as needed throughout the process.
6. If using oil, place a piece of meat or vegetable on the end of a stick and place it in the pot. Cheese and chocolate fondues are only for dipping; raw meat cannot be cooked in them. Monitor the items you've placed in the pot and remove them once they are cooked through.
7. Once finished, rotate the burner lid until all air holes are completely closed to extinguish the flame.
Tips Warnings
Have several different types of fondue running at once for variety.
Keep extra fuel handy in case you run out.
Children should use fondue only with adult supervision.
Related Posts:
Fondue Maker Work
In the mid-1960s, a fairly far-reaching craze quickly swept our nation. It took the form of a new sort of dining experience, at least in the U.S., which was for all intents and purposes a way of c...
Make A Fondue Stand
If you don't have a fondue set, you can make your own.Fondue is the companionable practice of melting a cheese sauce or chocolate at the table in a suitable pot, and gathering friends or family ar...
Fuel Fondue Pot Instructions
A metal fondue pot that is intended for use with alcohol fuel provides a safe, even flame for enjoyable fondue cooking.Cooking with a fondue pot is enjoyable and gives food a unique taste and styl...
Sterno Vs Candle Fondue Pots
The candle or Sterno goes under the pot.Fondue cooking is an intimate and social way of preparing and serving food. The pot might contain dipping chocolate into which diners dip bite-sized portion...
Start A Fondue Pot With Alcohol
Fondue pots can be used to serve hot appetizers, desserts or entire meals. Fresh vegetables or crusty bread sticks can be dipped in fondue pots filled with tangy melted cheese. You can also fill t...
