Can someone with knowledge of middle east cooking tell me about soaking Akkawi cheese?!
Answers: I have tried making manakish with the akkawi cheese. I believe it is necessary to first soak the cheese (cut in cubes) in hot water to remove the salt. My question is how to I stuff it into the pita bread (khubz) without having water oozing out of the bread. Do you hang it up to dry first? Pls. give me a recipe
Akkawi cheese is very salty when purchased. To reduce the salt content, grate it and leave it to soak overnight in water. Change the water two or tree times if possible. If time does not permit soak the grated cheese for a couple of hours, then run tap water over the cheese in a colander. Drain Well.
You must drain the cheese very well, do not use hot water (it melts the cheese and changes the properties). I think this will help.