St. Patrick's Day Fondue

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups red potatoes, halved
• 2 cups cauliflower, cut into florets
• 2 cups brussels sprouts
• 2 apples, cored and cut into wedges
• 1 lb irish cheddar cheese, grated
• 2 1/2 tablespoons flour
• 3/4 cup irish stout beer (guinness)
• 6 tablespoons frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard

Recipe

• 1 steam vegetables until tender (15 minutes) and then arrange vegetables and apples around the edge of a large platter.
• 2 meanwhile prepare fondue; toss cheese and flour into a large bowl.
• 3 bring the stout, apple juice and mustard to a simmer in a saucepan over medium heat. gradually add cheese mixture to pan; stirring constantly until cheese is melted and smooth (you may need to thin with some additional stout). season with salt and pepper, if desired.
• 4 transfer fondue to bowl or fondue pot and place in center of platter with vegetables.