Marinated paneer from the grill or oven

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 3 liters of milk
• 10 tbsp lemon juice or vinegar
• 30 ml oil to taste
• 20 ml fruit juice, e.g. orange or pineapple juice
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1 tbsp mustard
• salt and pepper

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Rest time approx. 1 hour; Cooking/baking time approx. 10 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 30 minutes

Conjure up your own vegetarian grilled food

First, bring the milk to a boil in a large saucepan while stirring. Then reduce the heat and add the lemon juice or vinegar a tablespoon at a time until the milk begins to curdle. You may need a little more or less than the specified 10 tablespoons. Then boil the milk over low heat for about 5 minutes until the whey and cheese have separated. Pour the mixture through a cloth (e.g., a muslin diaper) that you have placed in a sieve. (If you want, you can collect the whey and drink it chilled, e.g., mixed with fruit juice.) Tip: If you rinse everything briefly with cold water, you can squeeze the cheese more easily. At this point, you could also mix in herbs or spices, if you like. Let the mixture drain for a few minutes and then squeeze out the remaining liquid. Leave the cheese in the cloth, shape it, and place it between two boards, weighing down the top one with a pot of water, for example. How long you press the cheese this way is up to you; the longer, the firmer it becomes. I find it’s ready after about an hour. Then you remove it from the cloth and can continue processing it. Meanwhile, you can prepare the marinade. Simply mix oil with honey, mustard, and a little juice, season with pepper and salt. Roughly dice the finished cheese and leave it in the marinade, ideally overnight, but for at least a few hours. Then you can grill it, e.g., on a skewer, on a grill mat, or in a grill tray, or put it in the oven at 220 degrees Celsius, ideally using a fan or convection grill. The cheese only needs a few minutes to brown nicely. Other variations for the marinade: – Mix oil with garlic and chopped herbs and a little tomato paste – Mix oil with parsley and chili flakes or finely chopped chili – Mix oil with fruit juice, ginger, curry powder, and cardamom. Enjoy!