So now that I’ve confused you with too many tantalizing options, let’s dive into this no-brainer French Onion Cheese Fondue!
Cheese Fondue
This French Onion Cheese Fondue tastes 1000X better than your favorite French Onion Soup because Gruyere AND Smoked Gouda are melted right into the fondue, smothering the caramelized onions with their glory. And don’t fret if you don’t have a fondue pot, you can still make this fondue and then keep it warm in your slow cooker. So let’s get to it! What
What kind of cheese do you use for fondue?
I’ve chosen beautifully melty Gruyere cheese for its rich, creamy, slightly nutty taste and probably my favorite cheese in the world and Smoked Gouda, for its meltiness and sweet yet sharp, caramelly, nutty, buttery taste. I had to pull myself away from eating the cheeses plain. Now just imagine that deliciousness exponentially improved with rich caramelized onions – wowza!
How do you make cheese fondue?
To make our Cheese Fondue, we first saute our onions in not only butter and olive oil but in reduced sodium soy sauce, garlic powder, dried thyme, beef bouillon, dried oregano, dried parsley, paprika, red pepper flakes, a pinch of brown sugar and of course, salt and pepper AKA these will be the most flavorful onions of. your. life We cook the onions as they soak up all this flavor for approximately 20 minutes until very soft and caramelized.
Next, we deglaze the pan (which just mean scraping up the remaining brown bits into our liquid to add flavor), with low sodium beef broth, Worcestershire sauce and balsamic vinegar. Bring to a simmer for about 2 minutes to slightly reduce then we reduce the heat to barely a simmer add our freshly shredded Gruyere and Smoked Gouda, a handful at a time, which we have tossed with cornstarch to keep the cheese from clumping and to thicken the fondue.
Now just a quick note about the temperature in which you add your cheese. Too hot and the cheese will coagulate and turn lumpy or stringy, too cool and it won’t melt – no bueno for cheese fonude. I advise barely a simmer which will both melt your cheese and keep it from turning lumpy. You also want to stir gently as opposed to vigorously as overstirring can cause the cheese proteins to clump and turn lumpy.
Once our Gruyere and Smoked Gouda are melted and smooth, we stir in our caramelized onions.
And now try not to eat it all with a spoon.
How to Serve Cheese Fondue
Transfer your French Onion Cheese Fondue to a to a warm fondue pot or warm small slow cooker. You want to try and keep your Fondue at a consistent warm temperature so it doesn’t thicken. If it does thicken, however, it’s not a big deal, simply whisk in some beef broth or water a little at a time until it reaches desired consistency.
What foods are good for fondue?
All of the following make fabulous dippers:
baguette slices soft pretzels crackers cooked potato cubes or wedges broccoli cauliflower asparagus snap peas bell peppers
Now grab your favorite dippers and indulge in gloriously cheesy, decadently satisfying French Onion Cheese Fondue! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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