Fun-du: Smoked Gouda Fondue with Bacon and Almonds
Fun-du: Smoked Gouda Fondue with Bacon and Almonds might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe serves 40. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 6g of protein, 10g of fat, and a total of 140 calories. 10 people found this recipe to be tasty and satisfying. A mixture of almonds, shallots, gruyere, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 40 minutes.
Instructions
1
Heat 2 or 3 inches water in a medium frying pan until it boils then salt it and add the cauliflower. Cook 3 minutes, then remove from water with tongs or spider to a colander. Cool under cold running water. Trim asparagus of tough ends and add to salted water, cook 3 minutes, remove and cool in the same manner as the cauliflower. In a second skillet, while cauliflower and asparagus work, saute shallots and mushrooms together in 2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil over medium high heat until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and add red wine vinegar to the pan and cook it out, 1 minute.
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Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Red Wine Vinegar
Salt And Pepper
Cauliflower
Asparagus
Mushrooms
Shallot
Water
Salt
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Frying Pan
Colander
Tongs
2
Remove from heat.
3
Preheat broiler to high and a grill pan or large nonstick skillet to medium high.
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Grill Pan
Broiler
Frying Pan
4
Drizzle sausage casing with extra-virgin olive oil and prick skin in a few places with the tines of a fork. Grill kielbasa on hot grill pan or in large nonstick skillet 6 to 8 minutes until casing is crisp.
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Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Kielbasa
Sausage
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Grill Pan
Frying Pan
Grill
5
Remove sausage and cut in 2-inch chunks on a bias.
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Sausage
6
While sausage cooks, pile veggies on a platter and add cornichons and chopped pears coated with 2 teaspoons lemon juice. Broil bacon on slotted pan until crisp.
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Lemon Juice
Gherkins
Sausage
Bacon
Pear
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Frying Pan
7
Drain, cool and chop. Make the fondue: combine cheeses in a bowl with flour. Rub the inside of a small pot with smashed garlic then discard.
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Garlic
All Purpose Flour
Dry Seasoning Rub
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Bowl
Pot
8
Add wine and remaining 2 teaspoons lemon juice and bring up to a bubble over medium heat. Reduce the heat to simmer and add cheese in handfuls. Stir constantly, melting the cheese in batches. Stir in a figure-eight pattern with wooden spoon.
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Lemon Juice
Cheese
Wine
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Wooden Spoon
9
Transfer the fondue to fondue pot and top with chopped bacon and smoked nuts.