Name: Shanklish
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3 cups Whole milk powder; 3000 ml Water; 150 ml White vinegar; 1 tsp Salt; 1 tsp Dried thyme + as needed; 1 tsp Red pepper; 1 Onion finely chopped; 1 Chopped tomatoes; 1 tbsp Olive oil

Authorbaidoone

RatingDifficultyIntermediate

Shanklish (Arabic: شنكليش‎), is a type of cow's milk or sheep milk cheese in Levantine cuisine. It is typically formed into balls of approximately 6 cm diameter, which are often covered in za'atar and Aleppo pepper, and then aged and dried.

Yields6 Servings

Prep Time10 minsCook Time45 minsTotal Time55 mins

3 cups Whole milk powder

3000 ml Water

150 ml White vinegar

1 tsp Salt

1 tsp Dried thyme + as needed

1 tsp Red pepper

To Serve

1 Onion finely chopped

1 Chopped tomatoes

1 tbsp Olive oil

Mix the milk and water in a saucepan over medium heat.

Let the mixture boil and add the white vinegar. Stir well to separate the water from the cheese.

Drain the cheese blocks from the water and put them in a bowl.

Add salt, thyme and hot red pepper.

Mix the cheese well with the spices.

Make bite-sized balls.

Roll in the dried thyme and chill until firm.

To serve Shanklysh: mash one ball and mix with onions, tomatoes and olive oil. Serve immediately.

CategoryAppetizers

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