Smoked Cheese and Beer Fondue with Beer-Simmered Bratwurst, Grilled Bacon, Mushrooms and Rye Bread
Smoked Cheese and Beer Fondue with Beer-Simmered Bratwurst, Grilled Bacon, Mushrooms and Rye Bread might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 1670 calories, 73g of protein, and 136g of fat. This recipe covers 47% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Only The Fourth Of July will be even more special with this recipe. If you have canolan oil, bacon, gruyere, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the cornstarch you could follow this main course with the Chocolate Cornstarch Pudding as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 35 minutes.
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Special equipment: fondue pot and skewers
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Skewers
Pot
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Preheat a grill for direct grilling. If using charcoal, arrange it so that you have areas of medium-high and low to medium-low heat.
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Grill
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Combine the cheeses in a large bowl and toss with the cornstarch. Bring the brat cooking liquid to a simmer in a medium saucepan over the higher heat.
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Corn Starch
Bratwurst
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Sauce Pan
Bowl
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Add the cheese, a few handfuls at a time, and stir in a figure eight motion with a wooden spoon until smooth.
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Cheese
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Wooden Spoon
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Whisk in the 2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard and hot sauce and season with salt and pepper if needed.
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Spicy Brown Mustard
Salt And Pepper
Hot Sauce
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Whisk
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Transfer to a fondue pot and keep warm.
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Pot
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Place a drip pan under the lower heat side of the grill and put the bacon on the grill. Cook until nicely charred on both sides and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side.
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Bacon
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Grill
Frying Pan
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Transfer to a platter or cutting board.
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Cutting Board
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Toss the mushroom caps with some of the canola oil and season with salt and pepper.
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Salt And Pepper
Canola Oil
Mushrooms
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Transfer the mushroom caps to a grill basket and cook over the higher heat side, tossing occasionally, until cooked through, about 10 minutes.
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Mushrooms
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Grill
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Transfer to a serving bowl.
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Bowl
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Brush the rye bread on both sides with canola oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill the bread over the higher heat side until toasted and slightly charred, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
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Salt And Pepper
Canola Oil
Rye Bread
Bread
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Grill
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Transfer to a platter or cutting board.
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Cutting Board
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Cut the bacon, rye bread and Beer-Simmered Bratwurst into chunks.
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Bratwurst
Rye Bread
Bacon
Beer
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Serve alongside the fondue with the mushrooms and the mustards.
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Mushrooms
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Preheat the grill for direct grilling, high heat.
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Grill
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Combine the beer, caraway, coriander, mustard seeds, onions, garlic and ginger in a large stockpot. Then, add the bratwurst.
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Mustard Seeds
Bratwurst
Coriander
Caraway Seeds
Garlic
Ginger
Onion
Beer
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Pot
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Place the pot on the grates of the grill and bring to a simmer. Simmer the sausages until half-cooked, about 5 minutes.
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Sausage
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Grill
Pot
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Remove the pan from the grill and let the bratwurst sit in the liquid for 30 minutes.
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Bratwurst
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Grill
Frying Pan
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Transfer the brats to a platter or cutting board and strain the liquid into a bowl, discard the solids. Reserve the liquid for the fondue.
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Bratwurst
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Cutting Board
Bowl
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Brush the sausages with canola oil and grill until the casings are crisp and golden brown and the sausages are cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes per side. Keep warm until serving.