Dark Beer Caramelized Onion Fondue

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• Ingredients
• unsalted butter
• 1 onion
• 1 garlic clove
• dark beer
• 1 gruyere cheese
• 1 Emmenthaler cheese
• cornstarch
• salt
• pepper
• Recipe
• Cook sliced onion in butter over medium heat for 10 minutes, or until caramelized. Rub cut garlic clove on bottom and halfway up sides of heavy bottomed Dutch oven or fondue pot. Add beer and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Meanwhile, mix cheeses and cornstarch together in a large bowl. Add, a handful at a time, to simmering beer, stirring until handful melts before adding the next. Reduce heat to medium and stir constantly until cheese is completely melted. Add onions, salt, and pepper. Serve with crusty bread and/or vegetables (carrots, celery, and fennel are suggested).
• 1 tbsp unsalted butter (14g)
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 garlic clove, halved
• 1 cup dark beer
• 1 gruyere cheese, (3/4 lb., grated)
• 1 Emmenthaler cheese, (3/4 lb., grated)
• 1¹/₂ tbsps cornstarch (12g)
• ¹/₂ tsp salt, or to taste
• ¹/₂ tsp pepper, to taste