Microwave Cheese

Name: Microwave Cheese
Ingredients: 2 cups milk (or heavy or whipping cream for richer taste); 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice or 2 tablespoons white vinegar

2 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

2 cups milk (or heavy or whipping cream for richer taste)
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice or 2 tablespoons white vinegar

Directions

1

Microwave milk for 30 seconds or until just slightly warm.
2

Mix in lemon juice (or vinegar) and stir a few times until lemon juice has reached all parts of the milk.
3

Microwave the mixture for 40 seconds. You should see small pieces of a soft white substance (your cheese) floating in a clear yellowish liquid (whey).
4

Put the mixture over a strainer and drain out the whey by pressing with a spoon. Flip the cheese upside down and strain again. Press a clean napkin against the strainer under the cheese towards the end of the straining process.
5

Move the cheese to a bowl and enjoy.
6

If not used immediately, spread cheese on a cheesecloth or a clean tablecloth and let sit over a bowl or cup for at least one hour to drain away more of the whey. Squeeze cloth to get rid of the last bit of liquid.
7

Run cheese in a food processor if you wish for a smoother texture. Use within a week.