Make Ahead

Herbed IPA Fondue

Prep Time: 25 Minutes Start to Finish: 2 Hours 35 Minutes 4 servings

  • Zesty Sour Cream Sauce
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1½ teaspoons prepared horseradish
  • Dippers and Seasoning
  • ¾ lb boneless beef sirloin steak, cut into 1-inch cubes
  • ¾ lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 2 teaspoons dried parsley leaves
  • 1½ teaspoons onion powder
  • 1½ teaspoons garlic-pepper blend
  • 1 teaspoon packed brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
  • ¼ to ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 4 cups bite-size fresh vegetables (such as bell peppers, mushrooms, onions, and zucchini)
  • Fondue
  • 1 carton (32 oz) chicken broth (4 cups)
  • 1 bottle (12 oz) IPA beer

1 In small bowl, stir together sauce ingredients. Cover; refrigerate at least 2 hours to blend flavors.

2 Place beef and chicken in separate 1-quart resealable food-storage plastic bags. In small bowl, mix parsley, onion powder, garlic-pepper blend, brown sugar, salt, thyme and pepper flakes. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the mixture over beef; sprinkle remaining mixture over chicken. Seal bags; shake to coat meat with seasoning. Let stand 10 minutes.

3 In fondue pot, heat broth and beer to simmering. Using fondue forks, dip meat and vegetables into simmering broth to cook, adjusting temperature as necessary. Cook 2 to 3 minutes or until beef is desired doneness, chicken is no longer pink in center and vegetables are crisp-tender. Serve with sauce.

1 Serving: Calories 420; Total Fat 23g (Saturated Fat 7g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 125mg; Sodium 1530mg; Total Carbohydrate 11g (Dietary Fiber 3g); Protein 42g Carbohydrate Choices: 1

Make-Ahead Magic Get a jumpstart on this fondue. The Zesty Sour Cream Sauce can be made a day ahead. And the beef and chicken can be coated with the seasoning and refrigerated up to 24 hours before cooking.

Festive Touch For a special treat and melt-in-your-mouth tenderness, use beef tenderloin—the choicest, most tender cut of beef.

Herbed IPA Fondue