Cheese Crab Fondue
A creamy combination of Fontina cheese and delicate crab meat.Serves
8
Ingredients
For Onion Puree:
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 12 yellow onions, coarsely chopped
- 2 quarts unsalted chicken broth
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 sprig thyme
For Roux:
- 1/4 cup flour
- 2 red bell peppers, finely diced
- 2 green bell peppers, finely diced
- 2 red onions, finely diced
- 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1-1/2 cups diced fontina cheese
- 2 pounds crabmeat
- 3 baguettes, cubed
Instructions
FOR ONION PUREE: In a thick-bottomed 4-quart saucepan,
melt 1 tablespoon of the butter over medium heat and brown slightly.
Add the chopped yellow onions and cook slowly until browned. Add
the chicken broth, bay leaf, and thyme sprig. Bring mixture to a
boil and reduce heat to a low simmer. Season with freshly cracked
black pepper. Cover and braise onions for 2 hours. Remove the onions
from braising liquid. Discard the bay leaf and thyme. Boil the broth
until it is reduced to 2 cups. Puree reduced broth with the cooked
onions in a blender or food processor until smooth.
FOR ROUX: In the same saucepan, cleaned, melt the
remaining 4 tablespoons of butter. Add the flour, stirring constantly,
and cook over medium heat for 3 minutes until roux is well blended
and blond in color. Add the onion puree and stir to combine. Add
the red pepper, green pepper, red onion, cayenne pepper, heavy cream
and diced Fontina. Stir until cheese is melted, then add crabmeat.
When heated through, add salt to taste. Transfer to a fondue pot
and serve with cubed baguette.
Mexican Fondue
Recipe for Mexican Fondue - More a Mexican style fondue from the
Fondues Around The World cookbook. Features cream cheese, chili
powder and garlic. This is a good make ahead fondue that is served
chilled.
I N G R E D I E N T S
- 1/2 cup chili sauce
- 3 ounces cream cheese or Gervais
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons chile powder
- pinch garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Toasted garlic bread cubes
I N S T R U C T I O N S
Combine all ingredients and beat until smooth and well blended. Serve
with tortilla chips, crackers, or bread cubes.
Remarks
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