Mother's Everyday Pimento Cheese |
|
 |
Prep Time: 25 Minutes Cook Time: 125 Minutes |
Ready In: 150 Minutes Servings: 3 |
|
If you really want to make this pimento cheese the way my mother does, and you happen to own a hand-crank meat grinder, run the two cheeses once through the fine blade of the grinder into a mixing bowl. Mother simply used to grind the pimentos with the cheeses, but now she prefers to mash them with a heavy fork on a plate until they break up into tiny pieces. She uses homemade mayonnaise but also endorses Hellmann's (a.k.a. Best Foods). Ingredients:
1/2 lb extra-sharp vermont white cheddar |
1/2 lb extra-sharp aged new york (orange) cheddar |
1 (7-oz) jar pimentos, drained and finely chopped |
1/2 teaspoon black pepper |
cayenne to taste |
2/3 cup mayonnaise |
Directions:
1. Finely grate cheeses into a large bowl. Stir in pimentos, black pepper, cayenne, and salt to taste with a fork. Then stir in mayonnaise, mashing mixture with fork until relatively smooth. (It should be flecked with small pieces of pimento.) 2. Scrape spread into a crock or jar and chill, covered, at least 2 hours to allow flavors to develop. 3. Serve pimento cheese with crackers or use as a filling for finger sandwiches. 4. Cooks' note: Pimento cheese keeps, tightly covered and chilled, 4 days. |
|