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Fresh Cheese Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • The process is amazingly easy:
  • Slowly bring the milk to a boil, wait a few seconds then turn off the heat.
  • Add the vinegar (or lemon) and salt and stir well.
  • You'll see the milk turning almost instantly into a white, grainy paste (the curd) and a pale yellow, limpid liquid (the whey).
  • Add the fresh herbs and garlic and stir some more.
  • Let the coagulation be complete (let stand for 5 minutes).
  • Filter the curd through a colander lined with a cheese cloth.
  • Let it drain for about 5 minutes.
  • You can keep the whey if you have a use for it... which I don't at the moment although I'msure there's one ;-)
  • Press the curd in the cheese cloth and shape it into a ball.
  • It's ready to eat! Or you can keep it a few more days... As you wish.

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    " It was excellent "
    m11andrade ate it and said...
    Love this simple recipe. My youngest son doesn't care for any other type of cheesel Now we can make it ourselves with your super-easy directions. Tanks for sharing this one!
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    " It was excellent "
    ayngelwing ate it and said...
    5 from me! I love fresh cheese, and remember making it in school many moons ago. Thanks for the recipe!
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    " It was excellent "
    cherylannxo ate it and said...
    I have always wanted to know how to make cheese. I preserve, can and freeze, but cheese making is the ultimate. You have my 5. Thank you for sharing...Cheryl
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  • yummysandy 16 years ago
    there is another way if you dont want to cook, but is takes longer: leave the milk (full cream)
    out to let it go off, about 4-5 days, you will see it seperating, pour the liquid out(whey) and the curd into a bowl, add the spices, herbs etc, put in cheese cloth and leave out, to let the whey run out, depending on how dry or moist you want it, this is called cottage cheese, put this on a cracker and you sorted, dont worry this wont taste of off milk, far from! enjoy!
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  • noir 16 years ago
    This recipe is like a mozzarella...:)
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  • linebb956 16 years ago
    Gonna try... hey, you got one for mozzarella? I want to learn to make cheese.
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  • berry 16 years ago
    Wow Noir... I did not see this recipe before, you know ? in India is "Panir" but they dont add salt... thanks for sharing it!
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  • zena824 16 years ago
    Ive always wanted to make my own cheese.... wow..
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  • jo_jo_ba 16 years ago
    That's awesome... I've gotta try this!
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  • vindee 16 years ago
    Hi Noir...this is what we call Cottage Cheese in India. Once its set firm, you can cut it into cubes for a curry...OR, if you dont add salt and herbs, u can make a cheesecake! Do see the recipe for a lemon cottage-cheese cheesecake I've posted!
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