Cottage cheese is a widely demanded product today because it has a very low fat content, ideal for dieters. It is easy to buy it in any supermarket - the main thing is to choose the right quality product. In addition, cottage cheese is simply cooked at home.
Making cottage cheese at home
To make cottage cheese at home, you need a liter of low-fat milk. Heat it to 40-50 ° C and add to it one and a half tablespoons of calcium chloride, which you can buy at the pharmacy. Stir the milk without removing the pan from the heat - it should start curdling almost immediately. After the curd grains appear, remove the pan and place it on a container of cool water. This will cool the milk and separate the curd from the whey faster.
Next, the cooled mixture must be filtered through cheesecloth and a sieve, gently squeezing it out during straining. You will be left with grained calcined curd in the gauze, to which you can add fresh cream and a small amount of salt - if desired. As a result, you get a homemade natural product in a short time, which contains quite a lot of phosphorus, calcium and highly digestible protein.
Cottage cheese made from fresh homemade milk is ideal for strengthening weakened bones, creating new cells by the body and improving the microflora of the gastrointestinal tract.
Homemade cottage cheese is not recommended for individuals with milk intolerance and the presence of phosphates in the kidneys.
Dishes with cottage cheese
To make a salad with avocado, cherry and grained curd, take 1 avocado, 200 grams of cherry tomatoes, 150 grams of Chinese cabbage, the same weight of grained curd, 2 teaspoons of soy sauce, 1.5 teaspoons of balsamic vinegar, and dried oregano and ground red pepper to taste.
Pick up the top of the cabbage leaves with your hands and place them in a salad bowl. Peel the avocado and cut it into slices to add to the cabbage. Put the tomatoes cut in half on top, place the cottage cheese on them and season the salad with vinegar, sauce and spices.
If desired, balsamic vinegar can be easily replaced with freshly squeezed juice from half a lime.
To make potato pies with cottage cheese, you will need 10 potatoes, 2 eggs, 1 white, 1 yolk, 150 grams of wheat flour, 300 grams of cottage cheese, 2 tablespoons of margarine, salt and sugar to taste.
Peel the potatoes, cook and grate on a coarse grater. Add beaten egg white and 1 egg, flour and salt to it, mix everything into a homogeneous mass. Roll out the potato dough on a floured board, cut out circles and brush them with an egg. Place on each circle a teaspoon of cottage cheese mixed with sugar, salt, flour and yolk. Place the patties on a baking sheet greased with margarine, brush them with an egg and bake at 200 ° C until golden brown.
