Thursday 16 August 2012

TOMATO FONDUE

Tomato fondue is best accompanied by boiled unskinne potatoes, pickled gherkins and pearl onions, some crusty baguette and a fine bottle of fen dant du valais that glorifies the bumble chasselas cepage grapes that grow so abundantly.
SIMPLE RECIPES INDIA

Ingredients: ( Recipe for 4-6 persons )
•    1 pod of freshly cut garlic
•    300 gms of Swiss Gruyere, Emmenthal, Vacherin Fribourgeoise cheeses, grated medium
•    200 gms of pureed cooked tomato
•    1 cup Fendant white wine
•    1 tsp Maizena
•    Grate of nutmeg
•    Salt and freshly ground white pepper

Method to prepare the TOMATO FONDUE VALAISANNE
1.    In a fondue pot (Caquelon) rub the half pod of freshly cut garlic on its bottom before putting it on a slow flame.
2.    Melt in the cheese. Add the tomato puree. Add the white wine, a grate of nutmeg, and the maizena.
3.    Once the cheese has melted and combined, stir in a prisel of salt and a few turns of freshly ground white pepper.
4.    Tomato fondue is best accompanied by boiled unskinne potatoes, pickled gherkins and pearl onions, some crusty baguette and a fine bottle of fen dant du valais that glorifies the bumble chasselas cepage grapes that grow so abundantly.