Italian Cheese Fondue

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Comforting One Pot Meals

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (32)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(32)

Cook Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 20 min
Total:: 35 min

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Ingredients

8 ounces grated Fontina
8 ounces grated Gruyere
5 teaspoons cornstarch
6 ounces thinly sliced pancetta, chopped
2 cups dry white wine (such as Pinot Grigio)
Freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons chopped chives
Bite-size pieces of focaccia, sliced salami, fresh fennel, Belgian endive, steamed broccoli florets and asparagus spears, for dipping

Directions

Toss the Fontina and Gruyere cheese with the cornstarch in a medium bowl to coat. Saute the pancetta in a heavy large saucepan over medium heat until crisp and golden, about 8 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the pancetta to a plate. Pour off any excess oil. Pour the wine into the same saucepan and bring to a boil. Decrease the heat to medium. Whisk 1 handful of the cheese mixture into the wine until it is almost melted. Repeat with the remaining cheese mixture in about 4 more batches. Continue whisking until the cheese is completely melted and the fondue bubbles, about 1 minute. Stir in all but 2 tablespoons of the pancetta. Season the fondue with pepper, to taste.

Transfer the cheese mixture to a fondue pot. Sprinkle with the remaining pancetta and chives. Set the pot over a candle or a canned heat burner. Serve with focaccia and vegetables.

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recipe Italian Cheese Fondue
tiana Culver City, CA 03-02-2009
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Good, but stinky...
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I've read all the reviews and I wonder why no one has mentioned the stinkiness of the fondue. Granted, I didn't use the... pancetta, but the gruyere and italian fontina mix was quite intense. Maybe I'm a cheese light-weight, but I feel obligated to tell others... this is a stinky cheese fondue. Other than the intense flavors, this recipe turned out perfectly. The cheese was smooth and the wine added a nice punch. I dipped italian sausage, broccoli, focaccia, and dried salami. It was good, but stinky!!!Read more
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Moriah Eugene, OR 01-25-2009
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Best Fondue Ever!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was so good and I like the idea of the apples. If your fondue is coming out to runny then you didn't put enough corn... starch in. I find that smoked meats such as bacon are much more salty then pancetta but it would taste just as good without either. I don't know what kind of salty wine one reviewer was using?? But don't blame the recipe. Let's see what is fondue made out of? CHEESE! BINGO, if you don't want it so salty cut down on the cheese people. Giada is it possible for you to make anything bad? I don't think so :) It sucks that cheese is so pricey but this is definitely a dish for making an impression.Read more
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Tonia Atlanta, GA 01-12-2009
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Expensive Taste
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I got a fondue set last Christmas and wanted to break it in and try this recipe out. I wasn't familiar with the cheeses... (found both at the regular grocery), but was on a mission. Prepare to spend $$ for the ingredients; the two imported cheeses, pancetta and a $10 bottle wine cost around $50, and then I had to buy the dippers, I had the fennel, salami made with red wine, the focaccia bread was my favorite. My friends loved it, and I will probably make this one again, especially since I still have some of the pricy cheese leftover. Read more
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Rene Doylestown, PA 12-30-2008
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Quick, easy, delicious comfort
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Every time I make this my family and guests fight over who gets to "lick" the pot. We especially like it with the fennel and... apples.Read more
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Virginia New Albany, OH 12-26-2008
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Great without the pancetta
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Awesome flavor, even without the pancetta added. Added a bit of cayenne to kick it up. Leftover fondue nuked well the next... day and flavors were intensified.Read more
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Anonymous 04-14-2008
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Would give 6 stars!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Amazing cheese blend. Dip green apples, bread, cornichon, shrimp, brocolli, asparagus. so yummy!