Nakládaný Hermelín

Creamy and Lovely Marinated Czech Cheese

Ingredients

• 2 round block of Camembert, Brie or Hermelín cheese
• 4-6 bird-eye red chilies
• 1/2 Tbsp paprika powder
• 10 whole pepper kernels
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 medium red onion
• 1 teaspoon oil
• 4 cloves garlic
• 2 bay leaves
• 150-250 ml olive oil, grape seed oil or sunflower oil

Preparation

• Slice each cheese in the middle. Slice onion.
• Cover each cheese slice with paprika, garlic and salt. Put the slices back together.
• Put in jar some onion, bay leaf and few peppercorns, then cheese slice and hot pepper. Again onion and repeat layers until the jar is filled up.
• Pour oil in the jar so every ingredient is submerged.
• Close jar and put in fridge at least 5 days
• Pickled cheese is served with bread and cold beer. Nakládaný Hermelín can stay in your fridge for several weeks.