Microwave Cheese

Name: Microwave Cheese
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1/2 cup, 1 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups milk (or heavy or whipping cream for richer taste); 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice or 2 tablespoons white vinegar

Submitted by marshmallow dude

"Make your own fresh homemade cheese easily in a microwave with only two ingredients! Yield is a guess."

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Ready In:: 10mins
Ingredients:: 2
Yields:: 1/2 cup
Serves:: 1

ingredients

2 cups milk (or heavy or whipping cream for richer taste)
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice or 2 tablespoons white vinegar

directions

Microwave milk for 30 seconds or until just slightly warm.
Mix in lemon juice (or vinegar) and stir a few times until lemon juice has reached all parts of the milk.
Microwave the mixture for 40 seconds. You should see small pieces of a soft white substance (your cheese) floating in a clear yellowish liquid (whey).
Put the mixture over a strainer and drain out the whey by pressing with a spoon. Flip the cheese upside down and strain again. Press a clean napkin against the strainer under the cheese towards the end of the straining process.
Move the cheese to a bowl and enjoy.
If not used immediately, spread cheese on a cheesecloth or a clean tablecloth and let sit over a bowl or cup for at least one hour to drain away more of the whey. Squeeze cloth to get rid of the last bit of liquid.
Run cheese in a food processor if you wish for a smoother texture. Use within a week.