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Making Qaraehqrout with milk (whey)

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time3 hours
Cuisine: iran

Ingredients

  • 2 kg Milk
  • ½ cup Vinegar or yogurt
  • 1 tbsp Salt

Instructions

  • Put the milk on the heat, add a little vinegar or yogurt to it. The milk should separate into a white solid part and a yellowish liquid (whey). Turn off the heat.
  • Here you have to put it in a cheesecloth or sieve or thin bag to separate the cheese.
  • Separate the white parts of the cheese. Pour the whey into a pot.
  • Then boil the whey. Put it on the heat until it starts to boil and thicken; so that its color changes and becomes brown. This process may take 2-3 hours or more.
  • Turn off the heat and let it cool down, the Qarehqorut is ready to be used.