Fondue

This last weekend my husband and I went to visit my parents on the Sunshine Coast. Their look is very much inspired by the 1960's. Every time we visit, I find myself wanting to do a fondue. So that's exactly what we did. A hot oil and cheese fondue. We had beef and prawns, accompanied by four different dipping sauces, mashed potatoes and asparagus. It can become quite an event. Of course we dressed the part too. I wore a Rag and Bone 1960's ski slope inspired sweater. Perfect for being cozy beside the fireplace.

Some people shy away from fondue's because it can be quite intimidating working with hot oil and trying to figure out what dipping sauces go with what. There's only a couple tips you must know before going into it. They are the following:

1 - There are hot oil pots and cheese pots. You can not use them for anything else. If you put cheese in a hot oil pot, it will burn. If you put hot oil in a cheese pot you could crack the pot.
2 - Do not put the oil down the drain. Put the lid on that night until the next morning when it has cooled completely. Pour into a large ziploc and place in the garbage.
3 - For hot oil, only use oils that have a high smoking point. For example: peanut, vegetable, canola or grape seed oils. 

For more tips and recipes visit: www.bestfondue.com


Cheers,
Charysse