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    Smoked Gouda Fondue w/ Bacon & Almonds


    Source of Recipe


    Rachael Ray

    List of Ingredients




    Salt
    1 head cauliflower, cut into florets
    1 pound asparagus
    2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan, plus some for drizzling
    2 shallots, thinly sliced
    1 pound white mushrooms*
    Salt and black pepper
    2 to 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar, eyeball it
    1 1/2 pounds kielbasa
    1 cup drained cornichons or baby Gherkin pickles
    2 red pears
    4 teaspoons lemon juice, divided
    1 baguette, sliced
    6 slices thick cut bacon
    8 ounces Gruyere, shredded
    1/3 pound, about 6 ounces, smoked Gouda, shredded
    1 rounded tablespoon all-purpose flour
    1 large clove garlic, smashed away from skin
    3/4 cup dry white wine
    1/4 cup smoked almonds, coarsely chopped

    Recipe



    If you like, score the tops of a few of the larger mushrooms with a paring knife. It will dress up the serving platter when mushrooms are cooked.

    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. Remove from heat.

    Preheat broiler to high and a grill pan or large nonstick skillet to medium high. 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. Remove sausage and cut in 2-inch chunks on a bias.

    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. 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. 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. Transfer the fondue to fondue pot and top with chopped bacon and smoked nuts.

 

 

 


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