🇽🇰 Kosovar Cuisine

Kaçkavall në Tigan

Pan-Fried Cheese

Prep Time 5 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Easy

Calories 340 kcal

Thick slices of aged kaçkavall cheese pan-fried in butter until golden and crispy on the outside with a molten, stretchy interior. A simple yet irresistible Kosovar appetizer.

Ingredients

400g kaçkavall cheese (or kasseri), sliced 1cm thick
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp black pepper
Lemon wedge for serving

Instructions

1 Slice the kaçkavall cheese into pieces roughly one centimeter thick.
2 Heat butter in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat until foaming.
3 Place cheese slices in the skillet and fry for three to four minutes until a deep golden crust forms on the bottom.
4 Carefully flip and fry the other side for another two to three minutes.
5 Transfer immediately to plates and season with black pepper.
6 Serve at once with a squeeze of lemon while the cheese is still hot and stretchy.

Did You Know?

Kaçkavall is the Kosovar name for a yellow aged cheese similar to Italian caciocavallo, from which its name derives.