In the near future I am going to operate my own dairy shop so I have been experimenting with cheese and yogurts to make. Today I decided to make Paneer, it is a cheese from India. It is a totally vegetarian cheese because you use only milk and juice from fresh citrus. This cheese is very versatile it is a non melting cheese that you can mix in almost anything or fry it totally on its own. Here is how I did it:
1/2 gal of milk(this must be a whole milk, fat free will not work)
2 large limes juiced(1/3 cup)
Heat the milk on the stove to 200 F stirring constantly
When the milk reaches 200 F remove from heat and gently stir in the lime juice
The milk should begin to curdle, if not add a little more juice
Put the pan back on the stove on the lowest setting, let it remain there for 10 minutes without stirring
Drain the whey off the in a cheesecloth lined strainer, you can save the whey for other uses like cooking pasta
Let the cheese sit for 30 minutes and then squeeze any remaining whey out
Finally form the cheese into a block, keeping the cheese cloth on and press it between two cutting boards or two plates. Place a gal jug full of water on top. Let this press for 5-7 hours, then the cheese is ready.
I personally am going to try to fry this tonight, hopefully I can get picture. My soap making has been changed to Tuesday its too darn cold for me to do it today.
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