Amazing American Cheese


Photo credits: Rithika Ramesh

Ingredients

  • 2 cups soy milk
  • 4 tsp agar agar powder
  • ½ cup chopped fire roasted red bell pepper
  • ½ cup cashew nuts
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 tbsp onion powder
  • ½ tsp tabasco sauce
  • 2 tbsp tomato puree
  • ¼ cup nutritional yeast
  • ¼ tsp oregano
  • 1 tbsp unrefined salt

Method

Combine soy milk and agar flakes. Bring to a boil. Turn the heat down and gently simmer for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Lightly grease a one-quart container with sesame butter. You could also line the pan with baking parchment. In a blender, take the soy milk mixture along with rest of the ingredients and process until smooth (15 – 20 seconds). Immediately pour the mixture into the greased/lined container. Cover and refrigerate overnight. The cheese sets in 4 hours in the refrigerator. The cheese will continue to firm up after that in the refrigerator.

Serves 2 – 4