Marble cheese: characteristics, calories and recipes

Many people include in their diet various types of cheeses. After all, this product has excellent taste and many useful properties.Today we talk about Marble Cheese.

Marble cheese is classified as hard grades. The main component for the preparation of such a dish is cow's milk. This product has a beautiful unusual pattern on the cut. In grocery stores, it is sold in solid heads, weighing up to three kilograms.

The fat content of this dish is about 45%, and its caloric content is 326 kcal per 100 grams.

Marble cheese of several important components for a person:

• proteins with amino acids;
• enzymes;
• fats;
• mineral elements;
• vitamins (A, D, E);
• organic acids.

We should also note the mineral composition of the Marmara cheese. After all, it includes many important elements for the human body. These include calcium, chlorine, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, and iron.

To prepare marble cheese, you need to immediately prepare two separate containers. In one of them there will be a mass of white, and in the other - a mass of yellow.

Milk should be poured equally on both containers. Then they both put on fire. The liquid in the container should reach a temperature of about +35 degrees. After it add a little salt (0.5 tablespoon is enough).

It is necessary to pour juice into one of the containers (most often apple-carrot or simply carrot is taken). And also you need to separately mix the sour cream and pre-beaten eggs. The resulting mixture is combined. Cook together for a few more minutes.

At the same time, you should take a colander and put gauze in it in several layers. There is laid cooked cheese mass. While the whey is running off, the second part of the product should be prepared.

Do it without adding juice, which acts as a dye. Milk is also boiled. Later, cheese whey is placed in a colander with gauze. The resulting dense milk masses are gently mixed with each other so that they do not collapse. This will make a marble pattern on the future cheese.

Mixed cheese mass is placed under a press. As a rule, to do this, the product is simply covered on top with another plate, on which several cans filled with water are then placed. In this position, the future cheese is left for several hours. After that, the dish should be placed in the refrigerator for storage.

Today, there are also recipes for making marble cheese without using carrot juice, which acts as a dye. To make such a curd, you should heat the milk over high heat to a temperature of at least +70 degrees.

To do this, you should immediately prepare 2-3 cold glass jars. After boiling, milk is poured into them. In this case, a small pair should rise above the tanks.

Pasteurized milk should be placed in the refrigerator for 12 hours to fully ripen. After all, it should appear necessary acidity, which will further make the taste of the cheese mass more pronounced and enjoyable.

After it is necessary to pour 250 ml of hot milk into two separate containers. In each bowl pour one bag of special sourdough intended for marble cheese. Cups with liquid cover and leave to infuse for 40 minutes. Put them in a warm place.

At the same time, it is necessary to pour 5 liters of milk into two separate pots. They are placed on the stove and heated to a temperature of + 33 ... 35 degrees. Two clean cups need to pour 100 milliliters of cool clean water. It is added to one bag of enzymes, which are sold in finished form in stores.

Milk in one of the pans is stained with saffron, a special annatto cheese dye or simply turmeric. Remember that in the latter case, the product during the cooking process may acquire a light aroma of spice.

Prepared starters are gradually poured into hot milk pots. All this is thoroughly mixed. Liquids with enzymes are also poured into containers. Both utensils with all the ingredients are covered and left so for 30-40 minutes. This time will be enough to form a cheese bunch.

The resulting dense curd mass in both containers is cut into small square pieces (2 centimeters). After the saucepan, cover a little again and leave it for 10 minutes.

With both containers, you need to drain 100 milliliters of cheese whey. Then for 10 minutes they are put on the fire again, after which they take 1.5 liters of this dense mixture from the pans.

In both tanks add one more liter of pure water. Moreover, its temperature should be no less than +45 degrees. The resulting liquid is boiled for 10 minutes. Do not forget to stir it constantly.

The resulting curd granular clots leave to stand for 30-40 minutes. All the milk flakes from two pans are mixed in one bowl and spread in a special form for the future cheese. This is necessary in order to get rid of serum residues. At the end, the mass is left for 40 minutes for self-pressing.

Marble cheese differs from the others in its sweetish and pronounced taste. He also has a delicate spicy notes. You can often notice a light spicy flavor.

The consistency of the marble curd is uniform and elastic. Over its entire surface is an oval and circular pattern. According to the majority of housewives, Marble cheese combines a wonderful unusual appearance and excellent taste.

Marble cheese is often used by housewives in the preparation of various dishes. So, it can be taken for ordinary sandwiches. Moreover, it is taken for hot sandwiches, as it melts well. Often used such cheese mass for hot dishes (casseroles, soups, baked meat, fish, potatoes).

Marble cheese is often the main ingredient for sauces. To prepare such a product, you need to grate this dairy product. The resulting mixture is mixed with chopped garlic heads and mayonnaise.

Marble cheese boasts many useful properties. This is because such a dairy product contains a large amount of vitamins and minerals.

Marble cheese is rich in various proteins and fats. They contribute to the saturation of the body with essential fatty acids. In addition, this dish contains many biological compounds that are also needed for normal human development.

This cheese has a lot of phosphorus and calcium. These elements contribute to the normal development of bone tissue in the human body. But they are also needed to strengthen the nails and hair.

It also helps those who suffer from insomnia and periodic stressful states.

Marble cheese mass is recommended to use to normalize the work of the intestine. And it can also prevent the formation of caries on the teeth.

Marble cheese can not be eaten by those who suffer from individual intolerance to this dairy product. And also remember that such a dish contains a lot of calories, so for people suffering from obesity or just wanting to lose weight, it is better, in general, to be completely excluded from the diet.

To learn how to make marble cheese yourself, see the video.