Name: Cheese fondue
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 6 portions
Cuisine: England
Ingredients: 450 g Gruyère; 450 g Comté; 15 g cornflour; 30 ml manzanilla sherry; 2 sprigs thyme; 3 garlic cloves; 500 ml white wine; 20 ml lemon juice; 5 g English mustard powder; 1 pinch ground cloves; As needed: cornichons, sourdough and crudités

Cheese fondue

A home adaptation of Heston Blumenthal’s published cheese fondue.

Prep20 min

Cook15 min

Yield6 portions

Editorial home-cooking adaptation · Not yet kitchen-tested. Timings are estimates; additional soaking, rising or chilling may apply. Read the complete method before starting.

Heston Blumenthal

This is Private Kitchen’s concise home adaptation, not the chef’s original text. Read the source for the complete published method and context.

Read the published recipe

Three-star restaurant connection: The Fat Duck, Bray · MICHELIN Guide . Restaurant recognition does not certify this recipe. No affiliation or endorsement.

Let’s make it.

Grate both cheeses and coat evenly with cornflour.

Bring sherry to a simmer, add thyme and crushed garlic, and remove from heat. Infuse ten minutes, strain and cool.

Boil wine with lemon juice. Whisk in cheese a handful at a time until smooth.

Add sherry infusion, mustard and cloves; whisk until thickened. Transfer to a fondue pot and serve with accompaniments.

A little kitchen note

Private Kitchen home adaptation of the linked published recipe; not kitchen-tested or endorsed by the chef. Source uses a 20 ml Australian tablespoon for lemon juice.

Allergen notes

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A little nourishment.

Illustrative nutrition estimate · Per listed portion (1/6 of the recipe)

Energy

692 kcal

Protein

37.8 g

Carbs

7.5 g

Fat

49.6 g

Fibre

0.2 g

Total sugar

1.4 g

Sodium

946 mg

Approximate generic ingredient estimates, not verified nutrition labels. Includes quantified optional ingredients; unquantified “as needed” salt, oils or garnishes may be excluded. Brands, substitutions, portions and cooking change values. Nutrition stays per portion when batch quantities are scaled. How we estimate nutrition

Excludes unmeasured: cornichons, sourdough and crudités. Actual calories, fat and sodium may be higher.

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