How do you prepare Berloumi?
Our Berloumi is a grill cheese but you can just as easily fry it, deep fry it or barbecue it. Baking and grilling Berloumi is not difficult. You want it to be warm inside, with a nice crust on the outside. That’s all. As long as it has a nice salty crust.
Baking Berloumi
You can easily cut a packet of Berloumi into different shapes. In our recipes you will find bars, slices, cubes, sticks, French fries and triangles. When you heat a grill cheese like Berloumi, it also keeps its shape well.
Cut open the package completely and cut the Berloumi into slices, pieces, sticks, bars … Then dab them in the spicy oil from the package, if necessary. Berloumi can go directly into the pan. A little bit of oil is allowed but not necessary. You certainly don’t need to add extra seasoning or salt either. Our Berloumi is a huge explosion of flavor all by itself.
Of all the ways to prepare Berloumi, baking Berloumi is the easiest. It may also be the best way.
Fry the Berloumi slices in a pan, possibly non-stick, in a very small amount of oil. The pan should be very hot. That way the Berloumi will be just soft enough inside, the moment it has a nice brown crust. Do not place the slices of cheese too close together. That way the moisture evaporates well. When the cheese has a nice crust, let it rest on the pan for a while.
When the Berloumi is baked, you can still drizzle it with a little lemon juice, honey or other aromatics.
The best way to prepare Berloumi is on the grill. When we grill it, we always use a grill pan. But it works just as well with a grill iron, just like a panini. We’ve even made Berloumi waffles that way!
Rub the grill briefly with some oil, and do the same with the Berloumi slices. You then place them on the grill, turning them over a few times. This will give them a nice grill pattern, to have even more Cheese with Grilling on your plate.
Berloumi on the barbecue, perfect for summer! Briefly run the slices of Berloumi through the oil or dab them in the marinade from the package. Make sure the barbecue grill is hot and well greased.
Next, grill the Berloumi over a low to medium heat. Of course, you want it to be soft and warm inside and have a crust on the outside. To get a nice grilling pattern, turn the cheese frequently. Finally, place at the edge of the fire. That’s how you keep it warm.
Time for a popular classic: Berloumi fries!
Cut a package of Berloumi into french fries. You definitely shouldn’t do this too precisely, just like traditional fries. Throw them into the fryer, and briefly separate them with a fork. Then fry the fries at 190°C, for 1 minute. You can also wait until they have a nice brown color.
We have a very tasty recipe ourselves for Berloumi fries. This is how you transform them into a tasty snack with some garnishes.
Can Berloumi go in the airfryer is a question we do often have to answer. Berloumi can certainly go in the airfryer but the question is: why prepare grilled cheese in the airfryer? Just because it would be less fatty is certainly not a good reason. Berloumi, and cheese in general, contains a lot of fats by itself. No matter how you prepare Berloumi; it doesn’t get much fatter. Therefore, always eat our Berloumi with lots of vegetables; in a salad, for example.
But so our Berloumi airfry is indeed possible. In the photo above it is wrapped with a piece of finely cut bacon like our Berloumi Bacon Bites.
Serve
You serve our Berloumi very easily with other hot or lukewarm ingredients. Would you like to keep the cheese warm for a longer time? Then put it in a very gentle oven. Our preference is Berloumi with the pan on the table.
When our Berloumi cools a bit, it feels a bit stiff in the mouth. This is typical of a grill cheese. The cheese is also sometimes called “squeaky cheese” in English. This is because it makes a somewhat squeaky sound when you bite down on it. A texture you quickly get used to and learn to appreciate. .
