Grilling Cheese Skewers (Brazilian Queijo Coalho)
Queijo coalho grilling cheese is a popular street food and beach snack from the Northeast region of Brazil. You can recreate it with imported Brazilian rennet cheese (already skewered) or several other easy to find options. Grill the cheese over charcoals for tastiest, most authentic results.
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Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 11kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb queijo coalho or other rennet grilling cheese*, skewered
- 1 teaspoon cooking oil
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh oregano or dried oregano
Instructions
CHARCOAL GRILL
- Prepare about half a chimney of charcoals and when hot and covered with grey ash pour them on one side of grill. While the grate is getting hot prep the skewers.
- Remove the packaging from cold queijo coalho skewers and lightly brush them with the cooking oil.**
- Place the grilling cheese over the hot grates and allow it to char on each side until grill marks appear it is soft to the touch. Carefully turn as needed. (Do not close the lid of the grill or the heat might be too intense).
- Place the cooked cheese skewers on a plate, sprinkle with the oregano and enjoy!
GRILLING PAN
- Heat a grilling pan over medium-high heat stove.
- Remove the packaging from cold queijo coalho skewers and lightly brush them with the cooking oil.
- Place the cheese across the ribs of the pan and cook until deep golden marks appear, carefully turning on each side.
- Transfer the grilled cheese sticks to a plate, sprinkle with oregano and enjoy.
Notes
*You can grill cheeses like Halloumi or bread cheese. Simply skewer them and follow the rest of the recipe. See the body of the post for more details on the best rennet and non-rennet grilling cheese options.
**If using an alternative grilling cheese cut into long rectangular blocks and skewer or into cubes and thread them carefully onto a skewer.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 11kcal | Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g
