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SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 03.13.2008, 10:42 PM

Can I make a decent cheese (I'm thinking for enchiladas) out of cottage cheese?

I have pepper jack and cheddar, but I don't think those are doing it for me.

I wish I had some fucking quesa fresca

Sonic Youth 37 · 03.13.2008, 11:31 PM

I'm no !@#$%! but you should be able to make a decent cheese from cottage cheese if you wring out the excess moisture in a cheese cloth or tea towel and compress in the cheese. Example: put in a plastic bowl with straight sides wrapped in towl and place plastic wrap and some kind of weight (can of soup or something) on top of it and leave it in the fridge for a little while (a few hours or so), just to rid it of some excess moisture and firm it up a bit

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 03.13.2008, 11:46 PM

Yeah I was thinking about doing that

Sonic Youth 37 · 03.13.2008, 11:50 PM

If you do, you might want to through in a bit of the other two when you make the dish, just for texture and flavor balance.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 03.14.2008, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Sonic Youth 37

If you do, you might want to through in a bit of the other two when you make the dish, just for texture and flavor balance.

Yeah. I was thinking about it maybe needing a little salt too.

m1rr0r dash · 03.14.2008, 12:48 AM

salt would help a little with the moisture also.... don't overdo it though...

interested to hear how this turns out.

Sonic Youth 37 · 03.14.2008, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by m1rr0r dash

salt would help a little with the moisture also.... don't overdo it though...

interested to hear how this turns out.

Yeah, I forgot salt. Salt will make it seem more like "proper" cheese. Probably best to add a little salt at first then salt to taste.

I'm interested as well. You could start a new food trend.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 03.14.2008, 01:02 AM

I don't think it is too new:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queso_blanco

Sonic Youth 37 · 03.14.2008, 01:04 AM

I meant in a perhaps "Cheese: Impossible" sense.

m1rr0r dash · 03.14.2008, 01:31 AM

exactly!!

curds are what cheese is made from. he's talking about squeezing out the whey and pressing it.

✌➬ · 03.14.2008, 01:40 AM

I love cottage cheese, especially with banana, rasberries, strawberries. God I love cottage cheese.

✌➬ · 03.14.2008, 01:42 AM

I have tried what you have tried.

✌➬ · 03.14.2008, 01:52 AM

I am not going to hijack this thread. Sorry we can have this conversation at dave's thread.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 03.14.2008, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Kegmama

Ugh. I just can't eat it. You wouldn't necessarily know it to look at me, but I am extremely picky. Like really bad. I have never tried cottage cheese based on the fact I know I would hate it... And that just seems like a hell of a lot of work for an enchilada. I have an idea Spectral- run down the street to the nearest mex restaurant and order one with a beer and shot of patron on me.

The nearest mexican restaurant doesn't have a liquor license

Stupid Pennsylvania liquor laws.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 03.14.2008, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Kegmama

Spectral- Some recipes I found for you: http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-...iladas,FF.html

Thanks, I think I'm good though.

I made the sauce earlier and it turned out really good(I made the recipe up because I'm awesome like that)
I browned some onions, then added in water and chopped jalapenos and some hot sauce, sugar, chili powder, cumin, salt, and a little bit of tomato paste.

The filling is gonna be pulled pork. I cooked it, though I'm gonna brown a red onion tomorrow and then heat the pulled pork up with it.

My only remaining concern is the cheese. I'm getting rid of the whey from some cottage cheese, plus I have cheddar, pepper jack, and ricotta (though I don't want to use ricotta since it is italian-even though enchiladas = mexican lasagna.)

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SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	Can I make a decent cheese (I'm thinking for enchiladas) out of cottage cheese? I have pepper jack and cheddar, but I don't think those are doing it for me. I wish I had some fucking quesa fresca
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Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	I'm no !@#$%! but you should be able to make a decent cheese from cottage cheese if you wring out the excess moisture in a cheese cloth or tea towel and compress in the cheese. Example: put in a plastic bowl with straight sides wrapped in towl and place plastic wrap and some kind of weight (can of soup or something) on top of it and leave it in the fridge for a little while (a few hours or so), just to rid it of some excess moisture and firm it up a bit __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	If you do, you might want to through in a bit of the other two when you make the dish, just for texture and flavor balance. __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	I meant in a perhaps "Cheese: Impossible" sense. __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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m1rr0r dash invito al cielo Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: atari Posts: 2,228	exactly!! curds are what cheese is made from. he's talking about squeezing out the whey and pressing it. __________________
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