Swiss Cheese Fondue (Gruyere and Emmental)

Ingredients

• · 1 garlic clove, halved
• · 1 cup dry white wine
• · 1 tsp lemon juice
• · 8 oz Gruyere, grated
• · 8 oz Emmental, grated
• · 1 tbsp cornstarch
• · 1 tbsp kirsch (optional)
• · Fresh nutmeg and black pepper
• · Crusty bread, cut into cubes, for dipping

Method

1. 1 Rub the inside of the pot with the halved garlic clove.
2. 2 Pour in the wine and lemon juice and warm it.
3. 3 Toss the grated Gruyere and Emmental with the cornstarch.
4. 4 Add the cheese a handful at a time, stirring in slow figure-eights until each one melts before the next goes in.
5. 5 Stir in the kirsch (optional), a grating of fresh nutmeg, and black pepper.
6. 6 Move the pot to a tabletop fondue burner and dip cubes of crusty bread.