Bree - a soft ripe cheese, covered in white velvet "mold" from cow's milk.This is one of the oldest French cheeses.It existed in the Middle Ages, as the 8th century are preserved mention of it.It is surprising that since brie never changed.Homeland brie - Meaux, east of Paris.This brie still prepared in the town of Melun.
Brie is usually made in the form of a disc, and it is usually the top is completely covered with a white crust.It is slightly springy, if a key.
Bree prepared by heating and then straining whole milk.Then it was salted, dried and allowed to mature and maturing it consists of several stages.Crust or obtained naturally, or make it especially with enzymes.Then the bacteria are produced due to which the surface of the cheese becomes a reddish-brown color.
In order to better the cheese matures, it is prepared in the form of a circle.There are three sizes of disks brie, they differ in the diameter and thickness.The thinner the circle brie, so it is sharper.Sometimes selling cheese, cut into slices.Ripening light yellow liquid inside becomes cheese.So when Bree finally matures, it will not hold the shape, if it is cut.
Buying brie, keep in mind that there are many varieties and clones of this cheese.His often imitate and counterfeit may not be as good as the original version of the farm.If you want to find the original, it should have a very strong aroma.Try the cheese before you buy it, if possible.
Brie Serve at the table, holding it at room temperature for a while.Like other cheeses, Brie starts to spoil, if cut off a piece of it, so do not store it in the refrigerator for a long time.But this should not be a problem with the 5 recipes that we offer below.
Lasagna with roasted vegetables and brie. Finely chop 1 eggplant, 2 zucchini, 2 sweet peppers and 1 onion.Mix with 500 g of small tomatoes and 2 tablespoons of olive oil.Bake garlic, sage and rosemary.After 30 minutes, get out of the oven and lay with layers of lasagna sheets 250 grams, 170 grams of brie and 500 ml of white sauce, which added 2 tbsp parmesan.Finish the sauce and sprinkle with parmesan and brie.Bake for 40 minutes until tender.
sauce with melted brie. Clear crust from 250g brie.In a saucepan, bring to a boil 2 tablespoons cider.Reduce the heat and add the brie, 1 tbsp fresh cream or sour cream and 1 tbsp milk.Melt over low heat and water salad dressing with green salad.
Mushrooms stuffed with spinach and brie. Sauté finely chopped onion half until tender.Add finely chopped 4 slices of bacon.Then add a little white wine and 150 grams of spinach.Cook until spinach is tender.Put 4 large mushroom caps on a wide pan.Cover with a small piece of butter and mix with spinach.Bake for 10 minutes in a hot oven.Cover with 125g sliced brie and allow it to melt in the oven for 5 minutes.
salad with brie, walnuts and grapes. In a bowl break lettuce, add 170 g of berries of green grapes, sliced in half, 200 grams of blue brie, diced and sprinkled with walnut pieces.Stir with French dressing.
Potato gratin with leek and brie. Boil until half-ready 600 gr potatoes in their jackets, cut slices.Place the oven in the form of layers with 45 grams of butter, 110 g sliced brie and 1 finely chopped leeks pen.Season to taste.Pour in enough milk to form 2/3 is covered in depth.Bake in the oven for 40 minutes (cover with foil if the casserole starts to burn from the top).Check readiness can be pierced with a knife casserole.
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