Vinegar cheese, ie homemade quick cheese

Ogedei · 11-07-2008, 09:35 PM

Take 4 litres or 1 gallon of skim milk
Heat to 160F at a medium temperature stirring constantly (or so)
Once it has reached 160F remove from heat and add 3/4 cup of white vinegar.
Stir for a minute. It will separate into the curds and whey.
Strain the curds and whey through a cheese cloth getting out all the liquid. While you rinse in cold water (it will be hot)
You are left with a ball of cheese curd.
break into small pieces and store like cottage cheese.

Good luck!

(I got this from Good Eats)

susielo · 11-08-2008, 10:29 AM

Hmm, interesting....how did it taste?

lovelyn · 11-08-2008, 12:02 PM

Ogedei, I would've never even thought of making my own cheese. I'm so impressed. Did it taste good?

Ogedei · 11-08-2008, 08:19 PM

It is really simple.

It tastes like dry curd cottage cheese. Lots of websites say you can add spices and stuff and make different flavors though. A Google search on vinegar cheese brings up tonnes of stuff.

The best part is that you have way more control over what's in it.

galya · 05-22-2009, 03:01 PM

Good time to dig up this thread

Try with fresh limes, it's an awesome taste!

lovelyn · 05-23-2009, 05:19 AM

Thanks for the recipe. That looks like paneer cheese. It would probably be great in a nice curry. There are a bunch of recipes you can put paneer in here.
http://www.indianfoodforever.com/vegetables/paneer/

Ogedei · 05-23-2009, 10:09 AM

Galya: Are we using the lime juice as the acid in place of the vinegar?

Thanks for the link lovelyn, I will take a look.

Og.

Phaedrus49er · 05-23-2009, 11:20 AM

Good bump, G.

Og (or others), is the whey consumable? I'd hate to think all that good protein was going to waste.

galya · 05-23-2009, 12:52 PM

There isn't all that much whey that goes down the drain, but in ayurvedic tradition it is kept and drank as a mild laxative and general immune system strengthener. It is not all that yummy, but you could mix it in shakes with fruit and protein.

galya · 05-23-2009, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ogedei

Galya: Are we using the lime juice as the acid in place of the vinegar?

Thanks for the link lovelyn, I will take a look.

Og.

Exactly

firefleye · 06-12-2009, 10:55 PM

FYI, you will get better flavor out of the cheese by using whole milk if your diet allows.

another name for this cheese is ricotta