I can haz cheez?

[jethrien]

We made cheese yesterday.

Attempt #1 at homemade paneer seems to be a success, and I even managed to get all the curds out of the cheesecloth. So we'll be having homemade palak paneer for lunch today.

Comments

[svilleficrecs.livejournal.com]

Nice! I've heard it's relatively easy to make. May I ask what recipe you used?

[chuckro.livejournal.com]

Insanely simple: 1 gallon whole milk, 1/2 cup lemon juice. Heat the milk over direct heat, stirring often, to a gentle boil. Reduce heat to low and sprinkle in the lemon juice before the foam subsides, then keep stirring and cook for 15 seconds. Remove from heat, stir until you see large curds form. Let sit for ten minutes. Ladle out the curds into a cheesecloth-lined colander, tie the cheesecloth into a bag, rise it under lukewarm water for ten seconds, then gently squeeze out excess whey and let it hang and drip for two hours.

We've also got half a gallon of whey that I'm trying to find uses for. Probably baking it into something.

[chantal1382.livejournal.com]

You two are my heroes. I'm totally trying this, seeing as how I'm unemployed and all. =)

[jethrien.livejournal.com]

The cheese itself is a little on the tasteless side, as it's unsalted. Does really well in palak paneer, though. Also, experiments in brining have been going well.

You around Monday night? If you've got a few minutes, I'd love to catch up.

[lithoglyphic.livejournal.com]

There's a nice thread on chowhound:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/549139

[chantal1382.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I should be around Monday night. Should I expect a phone call?

[jethrien.livejournal.com]

Sure!