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Grilled oscypek with cranberry
Oscypek z żurawiną: grilled smoked highland sheep's cheese with cranberry sauce
Walk down Krupówki street in Zakopane in any season and the smell of smoke and warm cheese leads you to the grills, where highlanders turn thick slices of oscypek until they are striped and soft. The real thing is a spindle-shaped, carved sheep's milk cheese smoked in mountain huts; grilled, it turns chewy and squeaky outside, salty and smoky within, and the sharp-sweet cranberry cuts through it perfectly. Oscypek is made with animal rennet, so for a vegetarian plate use a smoked sheep's or cow's cheese made with vegetarian rennet, firm enough to hold its shape. The usual slip is slicing too thin; the cheese then melts through the grill. Chef's tip: oil the pan, not the cheese, and don't move the slices until they release on their own.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 14 oz smoked oscypek or vegetarian smoked firm cheesecut into 1.5 cm slices
- 1 tsp sunflower oil
- 5 ½ oz cranberry sauce
- 1 pinch black pepper (optional)
- 1 handful rocket leaves (optional)
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Heat a ridged grill pan over a medium-high heat for 3 minutes and brush it with 1 tsp sunflower oil.
3 minStep 2: Lay in the 14 oz smoked oscypek or vegetarian smoked firm cheese slices and cook for 2–3 minutes, until dark grill lines form and the slices lift away easily.
3 minStep 3: Turn and cook 2 minutes more, until the cheese has softened and just starts to bulge at the edges.
2 minStep 4: Serve straight away on 1 handful rocket leaves with a spoon of 5 ½ oz cranberry sauce and a grind of 1 pinch black pepper.
1 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 330 kcal
- Protein
- 20 g
- Carbs
- 12 g
- Fat
- 22 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does grilled oscypek with cranberry take?
- About 15 minutes in total: 5 minutes to prepare and 10 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
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