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Handkäs Spanish style

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 8 pieces of cheese (Handkäse or Harzer), ripe
  • ½ cup olive oil, strong
  • ½ cup apple cider vinegar, with a dash of sherry vinegar
  • some water
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 grains allspice
  • 1 small onion(s), red
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 red bell pepper(s)
  • 100 g olives, black
  • salt and pepper
  • Sugar

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Rest time approx. 2 hours; Total time approx. 2 hours 15 minutes

Slice the onion into thin rings, finely chop the garlic, halve the olives, and dice the bell peppers. Mix with vinegar, oil, crushed allspice berries, bay leaf, salt, pepper, and a little sugar, and thin with a splash of water if desired. Place the hand cheese in a shallow dish and pour the marinade over it. Cover and let it marinate for about one to two hours. Serve with fresh farmhouse bread and butter. Roast potatoes also go well with it.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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