🇧🇷 Brazilian Vegetarian

Cheese Grelhado

Name: Cheese Grelhado
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: 1 tsp Salt; 3 cloves, crushed Garlic; 1, juiced Lime; 300 g, minas Cheese; 1 tsp Smoked Paprika; 2 tbsp Palm Oil

🇧🇷 Brazilian

Churrasco-style — cheese simply grilled with coarse salt and lime. 27 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 15 min Cook 12 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Salt1 tsp
Garlic3 cloves, crushed
Lime1, juiced
Cheese300 g, minas
Smoked Paprika1 tsp
Palm Oil2 tbsp

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Whisk the Palm Oil, lime juice, garlic, smoked paprika and salt into a quick marinade.
2
Coat the cheese completely and let it sit for at least 20 minutes (overnight is even better).
3
Get the grill or griddle pan screaming hot.
4
Grill the cheese in a single layer, turning once, until charred in spots and cooked through.
5
Rest for 5 minutes, then finish with fresh cilantro and extra lime.

Chef's tip

Don't move the cheese for the first 3 minutes; a proper crust releases itself.

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Watch how it's made

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