Shanklish
Shanklish, also known as shinklish, shankleesh, skunk leesh, sorke, or sürke, is a Lebanese and Syrian bleu cheese made from cow or sheep’s milk. Change up your morning eggs! This cheese adds a lot of flavor and is only 3 SmartPoints per ounce!
My great-grandparents immigrated from Syria to the United States and brought their recipe with them. Over the years it has been Americanized and modernized for the way we live today and the ingredients available. This Middle Eastern cheese is similar in texture to feta. It takes time to make but is so worth the effort and patience that you put into making it.
Ingredients:
3 pounds Farmer’s Cheese Oil
3 Tablespoons Salt Thyme
Directions:
• Open and drain the cheese in cheesecloth.
• When drained – In a large bowl mix cheese and salt very well.
• Line a cookie sheet with plastic wrap. Then, with paper towels.
• Form cheese mixture into balls and place on paper towels. Traditionally they are about the size of oranges but I prefer them about half that size
• Next, cover with another layer of paper towels.
• Now place in a warm place (top of the refrigerator works well) for 3 – 4 days. Important: Each day turn the balls and replace the paper towels with new ones.
• Now place a paper towel in the bottom of a container ( I use a coffee can) and place the balls inside and another paper towel on top.
• Cover and Place in a warm place and check for mold in 3 – 4 days.
• When the balls are ready, In separate bowls place enough Oil and Thyme to coat the balls. If you want you can get Za’atar online to roll the balls in.
• Wash off the mold and roll the balls in the oil and then the thyme.
• Store in the refrigerator or wrap each ball in plastic wrap and freeze. Thaw at room temperature as needed.
Note: For 2 Weight Watchers SmartPoints use 1 Tablespoon.
I love this on eggs, salads, fresh tomato slices, and pizza.
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This recipe looks very tasty. Thanks for sharing!
Lily it certainly is Tasty, now you can impress guests!
I love farmer’s cheese, so I bet I would really enjoy this. I’m putting this on my try it list.
This is about to by my new addiction.
This looks delicious! I’m going to make it with my daughters this summer!
I really love Blue Cheese, and always have. I would love to try making this for around the house. There are so many different things I think I could do with it. So delicious.
I love cheese so I would like to try this one as well. I never heard o it before! It does sound a little bit difficult to make at home though.
It really is easy and doesn’t require any special equipment which is nice.
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I love trying all sorts of cheese so I bet I’d like these. I need some strong cheesecloth to make my tomato relish. I have never used it for cheese though.
have not heard of this cheese at all but it sure looks cool and sounds interesting. will look out for it next shopping trip in local markets
Oh my goodness this sounds absolutely amazing! I definitely need to try and give it a try myself, it sounds so easy which is something I need when it comes to cooking.
What a delicious recipe! I’ll have to try this out 🙂
Xo, Sondra
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I always put cheese on my eggs but never tried making some! Can’t believe you can make blue cheese at home! What a refreshing idea! Thank you for sharing!
Oh my gosh, this is insane! That cheese looks AMAZING! Thanks for sharing!
Holy cheese ball! I have never heard of this, but I love cheese so I am sure I would love it eat it.
This recipe looks absolutely delicious! I really love bleu cheese so much!!!
I am always looking for ways to change up my morning eggs! I will have to give this a try – and I’ll let you know how it comes out 🙂
I am impressed! I would be afraid I would do something wrong – but, I LOVE you have this family recipe. Maybe if I grew up seeing cheese made, I would be more confident in my skills. Can I just order from you? ?
Mom is the master cheese maker. I am still a novice my balls are all different sizes and not so well shaped. 🙂
I love that you can make this cheese at home. It sounds like a delicious cheese.
Thank you for sharing this recipe! It sounds like a great addition to a salad! I can’t wait to try it. I’m a sucker for all things cheese related 🙂
This is one recipe that I can’t wait to try out. Looks yummy and I can still watch my waistline for the upcoming summers season! Thanks so much for this post 🙂