Slovak Easter Cheese
- Add beaten eggs to cold water with salt and pepper.
- Stir well and cook, stirring constantly until lumps are created in the mixture (the eggs scorch like in scrambled eggs).
- Let the cooked eggs cool for a while. Then add chopped herbs – parsley, chives, wild garlic.
- Pad a sieve with gauze and strain the mass carefully, pack to a bundle, push out the excess fluid, tie it and let it suspended 4 – 5 hours to cool.
- Serve with homemade smoked ham, beetroot and horseradish.
Source: Slovak Tourist Board
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Easter Cheese - Hrudka
© Slovak Tourist Board
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Ingredients
- 10 pcs of eggs
- 1 l of whole milk
- 2 teaspoons of salt
- ½ teaspoons of pepper, ground
- Chives, parsley, wild garlic - finely chopped