Date Night Fondue

Aired on: July 31, 2009, February 25, 2009

Fondue is a great way to spend a romantic night in with your honey and stretch a buck at the same time. Prepare the fondue below along with one sirloin steak (don't worry, one is plenty). Serve the steak thinly sliced along with some blanched asparagus and roasted potatoes and watch your food – and fun – last the whole night.

Ingredients

1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
A few dashes hot sauce
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 pound shredded extra-sharp yellow cheddar cheese

Yields: 2 servings

Preparation

Place the yolk in a mixing bowl and reserve. Place a heat-safe fondue pot or a medium saucepot over medium heat with the flour and butter, cook for a minute, then whisk in the Dijon, hot sauce and milk.

Right before the milk comes up to a simmer, turn the heat down to medium-low and add in the cheese, slowly stirring in figure-eight motion to melt.

Once all the cheese has melted, remove a ladleful of the hot cheese mixture and whisk it into the egg yolks to temper the yolks, then whisk the egg yolk mixture back into the hot cheese mixture.