Spicy Marinated Cheese

Name: Spicy Marinated Cheese (Nakládany hermelín)
Cuisine: Slovakian
Ingredients: 200 g/7 oz Brie or Camembert; 200 g/7 oz Brie or Camembert; 6-10 red chillies (fresh or dried) or 5-10 ml/1-2 tsp chilli powder or cayenne pepper, or to taste; 6-10 red chillies (fresh or dried) or 5-10 ml/1-2 tsp chilli powder or cayenne pepper, or to taste; 6-10 red chillies (fresh or dried) or 5-10 ml/1-2 tsp chilli powder or cayenne pepper, or to taste; 6-10 red chillies (fresh or dried) or 5-10 ml/1-2 tsp chilli powder or cayenne pepper, or to taste; 6-10 red chillies (fresh or dried) or 5-10 ml/1-2 tsp chilli powder or cayenne pepper, or to taste; 1 tsp dried thyme or herbs de provence; 1 tsp dried thyme or herbs de provence; 15 ml/1 tbsp paprika; 5 ml/1 tsp whole peppercorns; pinch of salt; 1 white onion, peeled and cut into long, thin strips; 1 garlic clove, peeled and cut into slices; 3 bay leaves; 500 ml/17 fl oz/2¼ cups sunflower oil; rye bread or topinka, to serve; rye bread or topinka, to serve

Nakládany hermelín

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Czech & Slovak Food and Cooking

By Ivana Veruzabova

Published 2015

About

A classic snack in pubs, this dish is perfect with a pint of cold beer. The recipe uses a cheese called hermelín, produced in Czech Bohemia, in a city called Sedlčany, but it can be substituted with Camembert or Brie.

Ingredients

200 g/7 oz Brie or Camembert
6-10 red chillies (

Europe
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Bohemia
Sedlčany
Snack
Starter
Vegan
Eastern Europe

Method

Cut the cheese into eight cubes; this will allow the flavours to soak in quickly and penetrate the whole cube of cheese.
Mix the cheese in a bowl with the chillies, thyme, paprika, peppercorns and salt. Then add the onion, garlic and bay leaves, a