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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: BWCA Food and Recipes :: beer fondue recipe
 
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serenityseeker
05/29/2007 07:21PM
 
Anyone made fondue up in the BWCA?

I found this recipe in Simple Foods for the Pack by Axcell, Kath, Cooke. It sounds wonderful. Simpler than a regular fondue with cheddar and beer rather than emmentaler, gruyere and wine.

Beer Fondue

8oz grated cheddar cheese
2 Tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1 cup beer, preferably ale
1-2 cloves garlic, crushed in camp
French bread


At home: Package cheese in a Ziploc plastic bag. Combine the cornstarch and mustard in a separate bag. Carry beer and garlic separately.

In camp: Place beer, cheese and garlic in a thick bottomed pan or use a heat diffuser. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the cheese has melted. Blend cornstarch and mustard with a little extra beer or water. Add to the fondue and stir until thickened. To eat, dip chunks of bread, skewered on a fork or chopstick. You can use a double boiler setup to keep it warm while eating it.

From Simple Foods for the Pack, third edition by Axcell, Kath and Cooke
 
Trygve
05/29/2007 07:44PM
 
Awesome.

This may be the single biggest contribution to this forum yet.

Awesome.
 
snakecharmer
05/29/2007 09:05PM
 
Come on Tryg. Better than the killer bear threads??? LOL!

Seriously - it sounds delicious. I might have to make this one at home.