Let’s talk about meat fondue recipes and what you need to know first. Meat fondue, also known as oil fondue, is a method of cooking all kinds of meats, poultry, and seafood in a pot of heated oil.
Each person participating in a fondue experience cooks their meat by placing a small portion or chunk on the end of a long fondue fork and placing it inside the pot of oil to cook. When the meat has finished cooking in the oil, it’s then placed on a small plate where you can then dip each piece of cooked meat into previously prepared sauces. Meat fondue recipes can also be prepared as a broth fondue, replacing the oil with your favorite broth – chicken, vegetable, or beef – to name a few.
Below, I’ve provided a pretty organized way of preparing and eating meat fondue recipes. Hope you find this helpful!
First, it’s great fun and an easy way to entertain a good group of friends or family. Everything can be done ahead of time with fondue cooking, and your guests cook their own food! How easy is that?
Oil fondue is used for cooking meats such as beef, lamb, chicken, fish, and seafood. The great thing is, you can do oil fondue as either an appetizer or as a main entree.
Second, you need a good and reliable cooking unit. With meat fondue recipes, the pot needs to keep the oil hot and safe to use. There is a wide range of fondue pots in a variety of styles. Some are complete sets, including fondue condiment sets and special fondue plates and forks, burner, stand, metal pot, and a tray to protect the table and catch spatters.
In other types, you’ll need to buy each item separately. But that has its advantages: you get to create your own customized fondue set in the colors you want and the accessories you want to use.
Fondue pots are made specifically for a range of different purposes. Stainless steel, aluminum, copper, and silver plate or sterling silver pots are generally used for oil and meat fondue recipes. Enamel-coated cast iron or ceramic pots are used for cheese or chocolate fondues. In today’s market, you can also find non-stick coated fondue pots that do cleaning, not such a chore.
The wide variety of pots and cooking units also comes with various price ranges – from very inexpensive to costly. The thing to look for, in my opinion, is the sturdiness in the construction of the pot. If you are looking for an all-purpose container that can be used for more than oil fondue, make sure the unit has the capability of being able to adjust the heat source.
Fondue Bourguignonne is a traditional meat fondue recipe. The pan used for this is wider at the base and curves at the top. Why? Because it eliminates some of the spatterings that occur when raw meat hits the hot oil and the shape helps to hold the heat. Most bourguignonne pots are 1 1/2 to 2-quart capacity.
What if you don’t have a fondue pot or don’t want to spend the money on one? You can always improvise with any good heating unit that burns denatured alcohol, canned heat, or butane. The container for the oil could be any saucepan or chafing dish. It must be at least 3 1/2 inches deep and not more than about 8 inches in diameter if it has straight sides and possibly curves inward at the top, even better. Like the bourguignonne pan, it reduces splatters and keeps the heat.
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