George's Mom's Homemade Herb Cheese

Recipe courtesy George Duran

Show: Ham on the StreetEpisode: Cheese

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  • on April 21, 2011

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    Too bad people like gemmich have rude friends who critize her cooking. This is a version of queso blanco or panir (which is made with lemon juice, but it has added cream and is put in a cheese press. I make a lot of panir and I usually hang it in a cheese cloth, but I'm going to go make some in my cheese press according to this recipe. Homemade cheese is an art, and if you don't like the taste of your homemade cheese, it's likely that your tastebuds just don't know what 'real' food tastes like.

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  • on December 31, 2007

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    After reading all these rave reviews I couldn't wait to make this for our Christmas dinner. The cheese itself had virtually no flavor unless you got a bit of sundried tomato. itDefiantely needed salt, so I put some balsamic on it to spruce it up a bit. no one at dinner was impressed.

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  • on March 18, 2007

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    This recipe is nearly foolproof and the variations are endless. I used white wine vinegar and replaced the Kosher salt with a French sea salt infused with French black olives, which was a perfect combination with the basil and sundried tomatoes. My only warning is to watch the milk mixture carefully and stir often since the temperature goes up quickly after reaching 150 degrees. I also recommend that you find a good source of tender, sweet, sundried tomatoes (I have a local farmer who has great ones. It has been a long time since I made this type of cheese so I only made a half recipe. I forgot that about 10 cups of liquid only results in a little less than two cups of cheese. Will definitely make a full recipe next weekend since half of this one will need to go to the neighbor who kindly drilled the holes in the plastic container for me. Might add garlic next time and am thinking that adding minced garlic to the milk mixture before the vinegar is added might cut the sharpness. Thank you, George, for innovative recipes. Some are a bit weird for me but I always enjoy your show. How about some more on fish?

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  • on March 14, 2007

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    I enjoyed his show

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  • on January 31, 2007

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    I made this for a Christmas luncheon at work. Everyone loved it and were amazed that it was homemade cheese. Can't wait to try other add-in ingredients.

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  • on September 22, 2006

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    I love this recipe. I added a clove of minced garlic, and it was fantastic. Next time I think I'll try it with black pepper and maybe some chopped roasted red pepper.

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  • on August 29, 2006

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    Wow, this cheese was easy to make and OH SO YUMMY!

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  • on August 18, 2006

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    I made this for a potluck and everyone raved about it. It is easy to make- which I loved. The dish gives the impression that you slaved for hours in the kitchen when it really just took up about 25 minutes of my time. Great on crackers too.

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