Some tips on how to prepare fondue at home

Fondue came to us from Switzerland. Initially, it included ingredients such as cheese and wine, which were put on the fire, and after everything turns into a mixture, it dipped small pieces of home-made bread. Currently, this dish is prepared almost all over the world, while using completely different ingredients. There are a lot written about how to prepare fondue, but in order to prepare this dish, it is absolutely not necessary to have any special skills and exotic products.

If you talk about how to make cheese fondue, then for this is quite enough cheese, spices, a little white wine or cherry tincture, as well as any products that are at hand: bread, vegetables, meat, seafood. Preparing this dish very quickly, so it is worth taking on it immediately before the arrival of guests or a few minutes before the start of the holiday.

First, a little wine is poured into the dishes, which slightly heats up on a small fire. After that cheese is gradually added. In order for it to melt better, it is better to crush it first. After the bubbles appear on the surface of the mixture, spices are added (usually black pepper and nutmeg, but you can take on your own and others), as well as a chopped clove of garlic. After that the processed cheese keeps on fire about three minutes, however it is impossible to allow it to boil, and then it is removed from the fire, but under it a small burning candle is put, which will not allow the mixture to freeze.

Small pieces of vegetables (carrots, potatoes, broccoli and others), toasted crusty bread, peeled seafood or boiled meat fillets are put on skewers, dipped into the mixture and, after the cheese cools a little, is eaten.

Before preparing a fondue, it is worth taking care of the dishes. For this, special sets are made, most often made of heat-resistant ceramics, copper or stainless steel. They usually include a deep bowl, in which the mixture will be prepared, as well as several small cups and special forks with two denticles. However, if there is no such set, then a bowl made of any heat-resistant material and having a suitable size and volume can be used. Instead of fork, you can take toothpicks or small skewers made of bamboo for shish kebabs.

Before preparing a chocolate fondue, it is better to take care of a water bath in advance, on which chocolate will be melted. If you do this on ordinary fire, it can burn out or collect in a ball, it is better to use a candle, so that the mixture does not freeze, and not as a method of melting (which is rather inefficient).

About how to prepare fondue from chocolate, it is worth mentioning in detail, as such a dessert is becoming more common. Chocolate is better to take quality, famous brands, its kind (dark, bitter, etc.) depends on the taste preferences of the cook. You can experiment by adding several types at once. In addition, you need a little alcoholic beverage (for example, whiskey, cognac, rum, liqueur) and spices (vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, etc.). For a more pleasant taste, you can add a little butter; Those who love the messenger, we advise you to take more sugar. The chocolate mixture is diluted with cream.

Talking about how to prepare a fondue made from chocolate, it is worth mentioning that it is better combined with it. Of course, there are a lot of options. The most universal option will be pieces of bread rolls or breads (you can take different types). You can also take fruit or berries. If the mixture turned out to be sweet, then it is better to take out more, for example, citrus, gooseberries; If you used bitter chocolate, then fruit is recommended to take a messier, here the most effective option may be strawberries, banana or a combination of them.