This Salty, Fresh Curd Cheese From Nicaragua Takes Only ONE Hour To Make

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Cuajada, a fresh curd cheese from Nicaragua, takes only an hour to make and requires nothing but milk, rennet, and salt. And as far as equipment goes, there is no cheese press, cheesecloth, or even a refrigerator --- just a kettle, thermometer (optional), and your hands. And it's delicious!

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Cuajada Fresca (in Spanish): https://bit.ly/3C84yxy (YouTube)
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Cuajada
00:37 Heating the milk
01:13 Secret about sanitation
02:07 Adding Rennet
04:44 Cutting the curd
05:25 Pressing the curd
08:34 Squeezing the curd
13:00 Kneading and Salting
14:56 Forming the cheese
16:05 How to serve cuajada
17:35 Eating cuajada, and a trick for cooking beans

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