Dried Maltese Cheese (Gbejniet)
 
 
Enjoy this cheese with slices of watermelon, in salads, on bread with tomato paste and olive oil, or just on there own
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Cuisine: Maltese
Ingredients
  • Fresh Maltese cheese (gbejniet) which has been sitting in the fridge for 24 hours
  • Salt
  • Food net
  • Glass jar
  • Cracked black pepper
  • Vinegar
  • Olive oil
Instructions
  1. Get your gbejniet and dip in salt to prevent the cheese from spoiling.
  2. Put in a dish or place on a plate and cover with a food net.
  3. Dry as desired. My cheese took a week and a half to dry indoors.
  4. Once dry place in a container and cover with vinegar. Place in the fridge overnight.
  5. Obtain your gbeniet and dip in cracked black pepper.
  6. Place in a jar and add vinegar and olive oil (two tablespoons each is all that is required).
  7. Continually turn jar to cover the gbejniet in olive oil and vinegar.
  8. Store in cupboard.
Recipe by A Maltese Mouthful at https://www.amaltesemouthful.com/dried-maltese-cheese-gbejniet/