The other night I enjoyed dinner with Erica and Amanda at my place. We started with some sparkling wine and Fonduta, which is an Italian cheese dip similar to fondue made with Fontina cheese. I served it with toasted baguette and Abruzzi Salami that I warmed in the oven. Starters like this are always fun because they can be as casual or dressed up as you like. Here is my favorite recipe for Fonduta.
11 oz Fontina cheese, cut into cubes
1/3 cup milk
1 tbls unsalted butter
3 egg yolk
fresh ground black pepper
In a bowl place the milk and cheese. Leave in the fridge overnight so that some of the milk is absorbed by the cheese. In a heat resistant bowl place the butter and set this on top of a double boiler (be sure the water is not rapidly boiling and the bottom of the bowl is not touching the water). When the butter is melted add the cheese and milk. Stir constantly, when the cheese is melted and you can drag a whisk through creating strings reduce heat to low. Add the egg yolks one at a time, whisking rapidly. Whisk until the cheese is the same color. Take it off the heat and season with fresh ground black pepper. Serve with toasted bread, salami, roasted vegetables like cauliflower, fennel, potatoes. Be as creative as you like! Enjoy!
It was so tasty--you all should definitely try this at your next dinner party!
ReplyDelete