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Switzerland

Group E | Europe

Cheese Fondue

When Xherdan Shaqiri isn't scoring goals for Stoke, he’s running back home through the alps for this gluttonous Swiss classic. While there are many types of fondue, some of which don’t even include cheese – you can’t beat the Neuchâteloise take on the dish, which basically means it has two cheeses in it – Gruyére and Emmental.

Apparently if you lose your bread in the pot, you owe everyone a round of drinks. To let you hide any costly mistakes you might make, we based our recipe on Tasty’s bread bowl version of this fondue.

Time 45mins
Makes 4
Difficulty Semi-Pro
Units Imperial Metric

Ingredients

1 Round loaf of bread
1

1

Round loaf of bread
2 cloves Garlic
2 cloves

2 cloves

Garlic minced
85g Butter
6 tbsp

85g

Butter
300g Gruyere cheese
2/3 lb

300g

Gruyere cheese grated
300g Emmental cheese
2/3 lb

300g

Emmental cheese grated
120ml Dry white wine
½ cup

120ml

Dry white wine
1 tbsp Lemon juice
1 tbsp

1 tbsp

Lemon juice
1 tbsp Corn starch
1 tbsp

1 tbsp

Corn starch
a pinch Nutmeg
a pinch

a pinch

Nutmeg
2 Peppers
2

2

Peppers sliced into strips
2 Carrots
2

2

Carrots sliced into strips

1

Preheat the oven to 350°F180°C. Cut off the top of the bread and put it to the side
2

Scoop out the middle of the bread and reserve along with the top piece.
3

Over a low heat, melt the butter in a skillet. Once melted, add the garlic and cook until fragrant. Brush half of the mixture into the bread bowl.
4

Tear up the reserved bread pieces – both the top and the filling. Then use the second half of the butter mixture to coat them. Place the bread pieces on a baking sheet and baken for 15 minutes.
5

Meanwhile, grate both the gruyere and emmental cheeses. Then add to a saucepan along with the dry white wine.
6

Once the cheese has started to melt add the lemon juice and corn starch. When the cheese has fully melted and is smooth, season with salt and pepper and the nutmeg.
7

Pour the mixture into the bread bowl and bake for 25 minutes. Serve with the toasted bread, peppers and carrots, or your vegetables of choice.