Cheesy Beer Fondue

From Sandra Lee via FoodNetwork.com



Ingredients:
4 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 (12-ounce) bottle lager beer
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
4 cups shredded Cheddar

Directions:
Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour and cook for 1 to 2 minutes while stirring constantly to make a roux. Add beer and bring to slow boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally until mixture thickens to the consistency of heavy cream. Add Worcestershire, mustard and cayenne, stirring thoroughly. Add cheese 1 cup at a time, melting cheese after each addition. Stir fondue until it is smooth. Turn into fondue pot and serve.

Comments:
We LOVE the Melting Pot. Love love. But it's so expensive, we can't go there very often. So we make some fondue at home every once in a while to take the edge off. We eat ours with bread, granny smith apples, and broccoli (for Adam - I don't like raw broccoli.) I found this recipe a few years back and just keep using it. It's so easy and tasty.

Gorgonzola Port Sauce (Melting Pot)

(EDIT 12/18/09: This is by far the most common keyword used to find my site so I figured I'd add the whole recipe so you don't have to click through.)

From WAFB.com



Ingredients:
1/2 cups mayonnaise
1/2 cups sour cream
2 oz Gorgonzola Cheese
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp garlic, chopped
1/4 oz port wine
1/2 oz milk

Directions:
Combine all ingredients except the Gorgonzola in a mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly using a whisk. Add the Gorgonzola and blend well. Cover and refrigerate.

Comments:
I had mentioned the wonderful discovery of the gorgonzola port dipping sauce at The Melting Pot and my quest for a rip-off recipe. It took me a little while, but I did find one. I was pumped. And when I found out that port was a lot cheaper than I expected I was even more pumped. I mixed up a batch of this sauce, boiled some red potatoes we bought from the same local farmer's market as the huge cucumbers, and went to town. Yum. Adam tried in on some steak he grilled up and he liked it as well.