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[quote=Anonymous]We will be having roast duck and a some sort of salmon (I haven't decided what flavor/recipe yet).

FYI, we have done fondue in the past and there are many options besides cheese fondue.  My wife's family used to do broth fondue for holidays, so we've done that a few years.  I make a vegetable stock and put it in the fondue pot. Then we have an assortment of sliced beef, chicken, shrimp, salmon and various vegetables.  After slicing I put them on two platters (one meat, one veggie) and then cover with plastic wrap.  I leave them in the fridge until we are ready to eat.  I typically get about 12-15 different sauces, basically going through the dressing, Asian and sauce aisles and taking a bottle of anything that looks good.  Some are hits, some are misses, but everyone has fun trying lots of new dipping flavors.  Heat the broth until it is boiling, turn down to a simmer and then take out the food.  Everyone puts their food into the broth to cook (slice the meats thin, so that it is easy to cook through).  You can regulate the temperature of the broth, when more is cooking you can turn it up, when less is in the broth, you can turn it down.  I make lots of broth as it will boil down and you should add more.  I usually make like 8-12 quarts of broth for four people  or 12-16 for 8-10 people (then we run two fondue pots).  At the end of the meal, I save the broth and the next day, I make soup for lunch with the broth.  After cooking all the meats and veggies from the night before, the broth and soup is so flavorful.  My family loves this and we do it periodically.  I usually serve with some good bread or a nice rice pilaf.

You can also do oil fondue, but we're not as fond of it.  The food doesn't feel greasy, but the meal is a much heavier meal and it feels like it.[/quote]

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