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Fresh Homemade Cheese Balls in Olive Oil and Herbs
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Fresh Homemade Cheese Balls in Olive Oil and Herbs

Fresh homemade cheese balls steeped in fragrant olive oil with herbs - an impressive first course

⏱ 25 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 2 parts
🧀 Dairy🥬 Vegetarian🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

To assemble

  1. 1
    Heat the milk in a pot over medium heat to just below a boil (85–90°C / 185–195°F), stirring, without boiling.
    StovePot
  2. 2
    Remove from the heat, add the lemon juice and salt and stir once. Leave untouched for 10 minutes, until the cheese separates from the yellow whey.
    💡Once the lemon goes in, stir only gently: vigorous stirring breaks up the first curds, and the cheese comes out grainy and meager.
  3. 3
    Line a sieve with a double layer of cheesecloth and carefully pour in the mixture.
    ColanderCheesecloth
  4. 4
    Let drain 20–30 minutes.
  5. 5
    Gently press the cheese into small balls and place them in a jar.
    Jar
  6. 6
    Gently heat the olive oil with the garlic, rosemary, thyme, black pepper and red pepper 2 minutes.
    StoveSmall saucepan
  7. 7
    Pour the seasoned oil over the cheese balls, cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
    Refrigerator
429calories
17 gprotein
24 gcarbs
29 gfat
● protein 16%● carbs 23%● fat 61%

Per serving (536 g), of 4 servings

To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (6) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels

  • Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Pot · Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
  • Small saucepan · Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)
  • Colander · Also works: Lid (a lid held slightly open over the sink, you lose a little) · Slotted spoon (for small amounts)
  • Jar · Also works: Storage container (None)

🧻 Consumables: Cheesecloth

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