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Cheese fondue

Cheese fondue

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A delicious fondue made with grated cheese, butter, and beaten eggs, served with bread sticks.

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Recipe from Erik Baas, JopkeB, De Wikischim and 1 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Cheese fondue is a classic Belgian dish. It is made by mixing beaten eggs with butter, grated cheese, and other ingredients, resulting in a creamy and delicious dish.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Total25 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$3.11 $1.56 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

2 people
  • $1.40
  • $0.39
  • $0.04
  • $0.40
  • $0.18
  • $0.36
  • $0.02
  • $0.05
  • $0.27

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. In a bowl, whisk together the eggs and add the salt, pepper, tomato puree, sherry or port wine, ground coffee, grated cheese, and some butter. ≈ 4 min
  2. Remove the white part of the orange peel and either grate it or cut it into very small pieces. ≈ 8 min
  3. Melt the remaining butter in a small saucepan or ceramic dish, then add it to the egg mixture.
  4. Let it simmer over low heat, stirring constantly with a fork or spatula, until it is almost completely thickened.
  5. Sprinkle the egg fondue with freshly grated lemon zest just before serving. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Cheese fondue

  • 4 eggs$1.40
  • 2 tablespoons of tomato puree$0.39
  • 2 tablespoons of coffee$0.04
  • 1-2 tablespoons of dry sherry or port wine$0.40
  • 25-50 grams of butter$0.18
  • 50 g of grated, aged cheese$0.36
  • salt$0.02
  • pepper$0.05
  • grated zest of an orange$0.27

Total$3.11

that's $1.56 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons of tomato puree
  • 2 tablespoons of coffee
  • 1-2 tablespoons of dry sherry or port wine
  • 25-50 grams of butter
  • 50 g of grated, aged cheese
  • salt
  • pepper
  • grated zest of an orange

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