How to Serve Meat Fondue

Fondue is fun. No matter how old you are, there's something fun about cooking your own meal over a communal bowl. If you are looking to add a new dimension to your next fondue party, then you will want to learn how to serve meat fondue. It's a bit more advanced than cheese or chocolate; but your guests will appreciate the extra effort. Read on to find to how to impress them.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Fondue set
• Broth
• Various dippers
• Plates
• Napkins
• Forks

1. Do the prep work. Meat fondue doesn't require a lot of work. Simply heat up some vegetable or beef broth in a saucepan on the stove and transfer it over to a fondue pot when it boils. Trim any fat off your meat and cut it into bite-size pieces for dipping.

2. Arrange your dippers on a tray next to the fondue set. You could offer your guests chicken, beef, pork or shrimp.

3. Show your guests how to spear a dipper, then how to hold the meat in the broth for 3 to 5 minutes to cook it.

4. Explain the fondue etiquette rules to your guests: No touching of lips to the fondue fork, no double dipping, and no dropping food into the fondue pot.

5. Give your guests a separate plate and fork with which to transfer over their food while it cools.

6. Replenish the broth or dippers as needed.

Tips & Warnings

• Serve wine or beer with your beef fondue.
• All meat should be cut into small bite-size pieces.
• Keep your broth boiling at all times. If the temperate drops, transfer the broth mixture to a saucepan and heat it over the stove top until it's hot enough.
• Tradition says that if anyone who drops a piece of food into the fondue pot must either buy the next bottle of wine or plant a kiss on someone of the opposite sex.

Resources

• Find fondue recipes at Allrecipes.com.
• The Melting Pot: the ultimate fondue dining experience.

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