Gruyere Fondue With Caramelized Shallots

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 1/4 cups thinly sliced shallots (about 6 ounces)
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 1/2 cups dry wine (or more)
• 14 ounces grated gruyere cheese (about 3 1/2 cups packed)
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg
• 1 sourdough baguette, cut into 1 inch cubes

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in heavy medium skillet over medium heat.
• 2 add thinly sliced shallots and sauté 3 minutes.
• 3 reduce heat to low; sprinkle shallots with sugar, salt and pepper.
• 4 sauté until shallots are caramelized, about 15 minutes.
• 5 transfer shallots to small bowl.
• 6 add 1 1/2 cups wine to skillet; boil 1 minute.
• 7 pour wine into heavy medium saucepan; set over medium-low heat.
• 8 toss cheese with flour in medium bowl to coat.
• 9 add half of caramelized shallots to wine; add cheese mixture by handfuls, stirring until cheese melts and is smooth before adding more.
• 10 thin with more wine if mixture is too thick.
• 11 season with nutmeg, salt and pepper.
• 12 transfer cheese mixture to fondue pot.
• 13 set pot over candle or canned heat burner.
• 14 top fondue with remaining caramelized shallots.
• 15 serve with bread cubes.