Superb Cheese Fondue

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 garlic clove, halved
• 1 lb imported gruyere or 1 lb emmenthaler cheese, coarsely grated
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons chopped chives
• 3/4-1 cup very dry wine
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• 2 ounces kirschwasser kirsch (cherry brandy)
• salt and pepper
• french bread, cubed

Recipe

• 1 toss the grated cheese with the flour in a bowl. set aside.
• 2 rub a 2 quart pan with garlic.
• 3 over medium to medium-high heat, melt the butter, add chives and saute for 1 minute.
• 4 add wine [i have gotten the best results with fish eye pinot grigio] and bring just to boiling point - but do not boil.
• 5 keeping this just below simmering, add the grated cheese slowly by small handfuls.
• 6 stir in 1 direction continuously as each handful melts into the liquid.
• 7 if the mixture should look like it's starting to boil, simply take the pot off the heat for a minute or so.
• 8 after all the cheese is melted, remove pot from heat.
• 9 add salt and pepper and just 3 strokes or so (a dash) of freshly grated nutmeg.
• 10 add kirsch and serve immediately with cubed bread.
• 11 tips: the chives can be omitted; swiss cheese can be substituted but it is much less tasty - use the best quality cheese that you can find; you can also use any bread that's handy.