{"id":30440,"date":"2016-11-20T09:14:37","date_gmt":"2016-11-20T14:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/?p=30440"},"modified":"2018-07-05T10:56:46","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T14:56:46","slug":"balderson-double-smoked-cheddar-fondue-recipe-wine-pairing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/balderson-double-smoked-cheddar-fondue-recipe-wine-pairing\/","title":{"rendered":"Recipe: Balderson Double Smoked Cheddar Fondue and Wine Pairings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/balderson-double-smoked-cheddar-fondue-recipe-wine-pairing\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30441\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30451\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Balderson-Double-Smoked-Cheddar-Fondue.jpg\" alt=\"balderson-double-smoked-cheddar-fondue\" width=\"397\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Balderson-Double-Smoked-Cheddar-Fondue.jpg 621w, https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Balderson-Double-Smoked-Cheddar-Fondue-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This recipe for\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/baldersoncheese.ca\/recipe\/balderson-double-smoked-cheddar-fondue\/\">Balderson Double Smoked Cheddar Fondue<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is a delicious holiday treat, especially when you pair it with a buttery <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/winepicks\/search\/?dosearch=set&amp;text=British+Columbia+Chardonnay&amp;reviewfilter=0&amp;stamp=636153180597389987&amp;jmp=set&amp;#searchresults\"><strong>British Columbia\u00a0Chardonnay<\/strong><\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/winepicks\/search\/?dosearch=set&amp;text=Ontario+Cabernet+Franc&amp;reviewfilter=0&amp;stamp=636153181551342085&amp;jmp=set&amp;#searchresults\"><strong>Ontario Cabernet Franc<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The smooth, wood smoke flavour of the Cheddar marries beautifully with oak-aged toastiness of the Chardonnay or Cab<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/images\/winepicks\/10388c7071294aa7ac4d7cfc36d59f47\/218677-southbrook-triomphe-cabernet-franc-2013-bottle-1435314466.jpg\" alt=\"Southbrook Vineyards Triomphe Cabernet Franc 2013\" width=\"59\" height=\"177\" \/>ernet Franc.<a href=\"http:\/\/baldersoncheese.ca\/balderson-cheddars\/balderson-double-smoked-cheddar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/images\/winepicks\/e461bffa459ccc61b7e74bf095c2acb0\/247082-jackson-triggs-okanagan-estate-grand-reserve-chardonnay-2014-bottle-1479249547.png\" alt=\"Jackson-Triggs Okanagan Estate Grand Reserve Chardonnay 2014\" width=\"59\" height=\"197\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Double Smoked Cheddar is cold smoked twice using a mixture of natural hard woods and aged for twelve months, which makes it ideal for the robust weight and texture of these wines.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/baldersoncheese.ca\/recipe\/balderson-double-smoked-cheddar-fondue\/\"><strong>Balderson Double Smoked Cheddar Fondue<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Makes 2 Servings<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 garlic clove, cut in half<br \/>\n75 ml dark sweet beer<br \/>\n125 ml coarsely grated Balderson Double Smoked Cheddar<br \/>\n10 ml cornstarch<br \/>\n2 ml dry mustard<br \/>\n2 ml paprika<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rub the bottom and sides of a small saucepan with the garlic; discard garlic.<\/p>\n<p>Pour beer into saucepan; bring beer almost to boiling over\u00a0medium heat.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in a bowl combine Balderson Double Smoked Cheddar, cornstarch, mustard and paprika.<\/p>\n<p>Gradually stir cheese mixture into saucepan, whisking continuously until mixture just comes to a boil and is thick and smooth.<\/p>\n<p>Keep warm over low heat or transfer to a fondue pot. Serve warm.<\/p>\n<p>Recipe note: This fondue makes a perfect pairing for Balderson Cheddar Twists.<\/p>\n<p>This recipe is courtesy of Balderson Cheddar.<\/p>\n<p>You can discover more\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/baldersoncheese.ca\/cooking-entertaining\/recipes\/\"><strong>Cheddar recipes<\/strong><\/a> here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"column1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"column2\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This recipe for\u00a0Balderson Double Smoked Cheddar Fondue\u00a0is a delicious holiday treat, especially when you pair it with a buttery British Columbia\u00a0Chardonnay or Ontario Cabernet Franc. The smooth, wood smoke flavour of the Cheddar marries beautifully with oak-aged toastiness of the Chardonnay or Cabernet Franc. The Double Smoked Cheddar is cold smoked twice using a mixture of natural hard woods and aged for twelve months, which makes it ideal for the robust weight and texture of these wines. &nbsp; Balderson Double Smoked Cheddar Fondue Makes 2 Servings Ingredients: 1 garlic clove, cut in half 75 ml dark sweet beer 125 ml [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[109,462,1292,1105,946,166,237,1120,372,394],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bc-wines","category-cabernet-franc","category-canadian-cheese","category-canadian-wine-wine-region","category-chardonnay","category-recipe-cheese","category-fondue-recipe","category-ontario-wine-wine-region","category-red-wine","category-white-wine"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30440"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41832,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30440\/revisions\/41832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}