Oka Cheese Fondue

Name: Oka Cheese Fondue
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: 400g Oka or Gruyere cheese, grated; 200g Emmental, grated; 1 cup dry white wine; 1 clove garlic, halved; 2 tbsp cornflour; 2 tbsp kirsch or brandy; pinch nutmeg; crusty bread, apple slices and cornichons for dipping

A Quebec-style fondue using Oka or mild washed-rind cheese with white wine. Adding the cheese gradually in handfuls, stirring in a figure-8, is what keeps it silky instead of splitting into a greasy mess.

Total time

25 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Canadian

vegetarian

Ingredients

400gOka or Gruyere cheese, grated

200gEmmental, grated

1 cupdry white wine

1 clovegarlic, halved

2 tbspcornflour

2 tbspkirsch or brandy

pinchnutmeg

crusty bread, apple slices and cornichonsfor dipping

Instructions

Rub inside of a heavy pot with garlic. Discard garlic.

Heat wine in the pot until gently simmering.

Toss cheese with cornflour. Add to wine in handfuls, stirring in a figure-8 motion.

When smooth, stir in kirsch and nutmeg.

Transfer to a fondue burner. Serve with dippers.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories

Protein

0.4g

Fat

1.8g

Carbs

8.3g

Fiber

1.1g

Sodium

4mg

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