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Guinness and Irish Cheese Fondue: Easy St. Patrick’s Day Recipe

March 14, 2012 By Robin Strong Elton 5 Comments

Guinness and Irish Cheese fondue

My number one choice is Guinness.
My number two choice would be Guinness.
My number three choice would have to be Guinness.

-Peter O’Toole, asked his favorite Irish food

Unlike Mr. O’Toole, I’m not a huge Guinness fan. My husband and brother will drink one or two, and then we’ll have the remaining bottles in our fridge for forever.

In the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day, we’re using up that extra Guinness in our cooking 🙂

Jeff pretty much has at-home fondue down to a science now (full disclosure, this is his recipe) but I really especially liked this fondue, it had a good deep flavor and nice texture. But not so pronounced a flavor that the kids wouldn’t eat it.

green appleWe paired it with a Potato and Scallion bread from the bakery and an impromptu Irish Soda Bread that I baked. (No raisins, by request.) And a boatload of green apples, but any tart apple will do. Cut up veggies are also a dipping hit.

In an effort to make this recipe more accessible, I bought Kerrygold cheeses available at our traditional grocery store (although I was tempted to try out a variety of cheeses from my friends’ parents cheese shop).

The Kerrygold website describes the Dubliner as having the “distinctive rounded flavor and a natural hint of sweetness… elements of mature cheddar, sweet nutty tones of a Swiss and the piquant bit of aged Parmesan,” and the Irish Cheddar as “a smooth firm body, creamy taste.” I like that they are wrapped in paper, not plastic, and that the cheese is made from the milk of grass-fed dairy cows allowed to graze on sustainable pastures.

 

Kerrygold Irish Cheeses

 

Guinness and Irish Cheese Fondue

 

Ingredients

guinness fondue ingredients7 oz Irish Cheddar, shredded
7 oz Dubliner, shredded
4 oz swiss, shredded
1 1/2 Tbsp cornstarch
6 oz Guinness Extra Stout
2 tsp minced garlic
1 1/2 tsp stone ground mustard
2 tsp Worchestershire
freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Note: we use a CrockPot on the table to keep the fondue warm while eating. If you’re doing the same, preheat your CrockPot by filling halfway with water and turning on high; carefully dump the water before transferring your fondue.

1. Toss the cheeses together with the cornstarch (improves the texture and prevents sticking).

2. Heat beer in medium saucepan to boil.

3. Add garlic and mustard, continue to boil for 3 minutes. Do not overheat.

4. Add cheese 1/2 cup at a time, stirring continuously until smooth.

5. Stir in Worchestershire and pepper to taste.

6. Remove from heat. Transfer to preheated CrockPot or fondue pot, or (carefully) eat straight from your saucepan. The sides and bottom will be hot!

7. Eat fondue until you have to go lie down to recover.

 

making fondue

 

I still have 4 bottles of Guinness!

Any other recipe ideas for me to try?

 

 

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Filed Under: Food & Recipes Tagged With: Cheese Fondue, Fondue Recipes, guinness fondue, guinness recipes, homemade fondue recipes, St Patrick's Day recipes 5 Comments

Comments

  1. Kristin says

    March 15, 2012 at 10:22 am

    These: http://laurensouch.ca/2011/03/22/irish-car-bomb-cupcakes/

    Guinness chocolate cupcakes, filled with chocolate Jameson ganache, and topped with Baileys butter cream icing. Oh yes, I plan on making these for Andrea’s mom when she comes to visit next & I cannot wait!

    Reply
    • Kristin says

      March 15, 2012 at 10:23 am

      P.S. It’s in my pinterest under desssssserts!

      Reply
  2. Becca Bernstein says

    March 15, 2012 at 2:11 pm

    Oh dear. Oh dear. Oh dear. I hate being introduced to new foods that I’m going to love. It’s not good for my diet!

    Reply
  3. Maria Smith says

    February 24, 2013 at 12:53 pm

    I use Guinness beer for my beef stew! It is sooo yummy! :))

    Reply
  4. Linds says

    December 23, 2015 at 11:57 am

    Does this reheat well in a crockpot? I’m wondering if I can make it the night before and then reheat it in my crockpot the next day.

    Reply

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