We are "Chinese friendly"!

Last 29th of August due to a Press Trip promoted by Aragonese tourism department, we had a pleasant meeting with a Chinese journalists group who came and visited “Quesería de Albarracín”.

They toured most important touristic sites in Aragon, one of which is the beautiful village of Albarracín. In our cheese factory they had the chance to discover our range of products and careful production process.

Tourist gastronomy is a good way to discover the places history and in this case our goat´s cheese offers a superb chance.

We are "Chinese friendly"! A pleasure to have welcomed the @aragonturismo Press Trip in our Quesería:-) #Albarracín pic.twitter.com/tKjdHmKDTR
— Albarracín Cheese (@CheesefromSpain) agosto 29, 2014

We are grateful for being part of the amazing Albarracín touristic offer and we thank our Trip press visitors, hoping they enjoyed as much as we did. If you wish wider information of our products you can visit our webpage and online shop.

Hope to see you again and you will always be welcomed!!

Fried goat’s cheese with green tomato preserve

INGREDIENTS:
Albarracín cheese (creamy goat’s cheese)
breadcrumbs
For 3 kilos of preserve:
2.5 kilos of green tomatoes
1.5 kilos of sugar
1/2 litre of water
the juice of two lemons
a vanilla pod
1 decilitre of rum

METHOD:

Cut the cheese into circles. Coat in breadcrumbs and fry in sunflower oil. To make the tomato preserve (there will be more than you need), scold the tomatoes in hot water and peel. Cut in half and remove the pips and the juice. Boil the sugar and the water together for about 15 minutes until a thick syrup is formed. Add the tomatoes, lemon juice and vanilla. 

Cook on a medium heat, stirring frequently, for 45 minutes or until the tomatoes are translucent and the syrup has thickened. Add the rum and allow to cool. Serve the cheese with the tomato preserve on the same plate.

Source: El gizado sefaradí recipe book

A Silver Medal for Albarracin Cheese at the World Cheese Awards 2013

Albarracin cheese factory is celebrating, once again, an international award. This time, hard cheese from Albarracín has been awarded Silver medal in the World Cheese Awards 2013.

More than 3.000 cheeses from 34 countries participated in the last edition of World Cheese Awards, in different categories, with different types of milk, judged by 250 experts from all over the world.

The awarded cheese from Albarracin is made with a mould used in different cheese factories all over Teruel region, however, each one has its own recipe. In this case, our cheese is made with raw sheep milk.

It is an honour for us to be rewarded by this prestigious event year after year. We are also proud of being able to offer our clients the best quality in all our products.

Thanks for being there and sharing our happines.

We are looking forward to welcome you in Albarracin and in our website.

How to wrap, taste and store Cheese from Albarracin

If you are a cheese lover it's your lucky day. Today we want to give you some tips to present, consume and preserve Cheese from Albarracín to get the best out of it.

To present cheese from Albarracin, keep its cylindrical shape (it is more important than cutting thin slices) because it will allow us to cut it into wedges, which are the easiest way to eat cheese.

Once we’ve cut it, it's time to taste our cheese from Albarracin (this is the best part). Alberto Asensio, Albarracin cheese factory's manager, recommends tasting it at room temperature. Consequently, our cheese will need more time out of the fridge in winter than in summer (some minutes will be enough in summer, however, we’ll need at least 30 minutes in winter).

Last but not least: preservation. It’s recommended to keep our cheese always in the fridge (no matter when). Some people doesn’t like it because it gets dry, but don’t worry, we give you a tip to avoid this annoying consequence:  Cover your wedge of cheese with a wet dish towel. It will protect your cheese with a humid film and it will last more, however, it’s better to eat a cut cheese in a few weeks.

Check our website, find the Cheese from Albarracin you like most and start practising our tips.

Easy and Delicious Lettuce Salad Recipe with Cheese from Albarracín Spain

We share this easy and quick, but tasty recipe by chef Luis Estopiñán, in El Milagro Restaurant (Teruel, Spain).

To prepare this delicious salad you will need:

Ingredients

• 3.5 ounces lettuce
• 16 pieces of salting anchovies
• 1.7 ounces hard cheese from Albarracin
• 1.4 ounces cream cheese from Albarracin
• 0.7 ounces toasted almonds
• 0.7 ounces fresh raspberry
• 1.4 ounces Olive oil
• 0.5 ounces balsamic vinegar reduction
• Salt and pepper

You can find all Cheeses from Albarracin we have used in the recipe and the rest of our products in our shop online: http://quesodealbarracin.es/productos.html

Cream cheese from Albarracin      Hard cheese from Albarracin

Directions

1. Paint a circle in the centre of the plate where the salad will be served with the balsamic vinegar reduction and place the cream cheese from Albarracin inside the circle.
2. Now, place a line of lettuce over the cream cheese from Albarracin.
3. Then, place the anchovies over the lettuce and add some slices of hard cheese form Albarracin.
4. Finally, add the toasted almonds and the raspberry that has been previously hydrated whit olive oil. Salt and pepper to taste.

Enjoy!!

Source: www.heraldo.es

101 Best Cheeses: Sierra de Albarracín Blue Label Cheese

We are extremely excited that Culture Magazine chose our Sierra de Albarracin Blue Label cheese as one of their best 101 cheeses of the year. It makes us really happy to know that our daily effort is reflected on the quality of what we produce, which is appreciated by the best cheese experts in the world.

Please click here to find the article culturecheesemag.com

Thank you everyone for trusting in us and you know that you can always find us in our web and also the online store.

ENJOY!

Christmas Tree Cheese Platter Recipe

This is super  easy and a great appetizer for the upcoming holiday season. You can use our delicios cheese of Albarracín, cherry tomatoes, olives or grapes.

Ingredients:

- Cheese from Albarracín

- Cherry tomatoes

- Olives

- Grapes

Preparation

Cut cheese of Albarracín into bite-sized chunks.

Alternate layers of rows of cheese and tomatoes. Rows should get smaller as you move up the platter. In between each row of cheese and tomatoes add a layer of herbs.

Use a chunk of cheese at the bottom for a trunk. I also freehand cut a star shape out of one piece of cheese.

Serve with crackers and enjoy!

On Christmas time we don´t forget about you and would like you to don´t forget about us. Let´s share the same table and have us with you. It´s easy through our online store or web.

Cheese from Albarracín Teruel

MERRY CHEESEMAS!

Photo: beautyandbedlam

Recipe:aroundmyfamilytable

Ham and cheese roll recipe

Ham and cheese roll which is great for breakfast or snacks. The ingredients are simple and the procedure is very easy.

You will need:

4 slices Sierra de Albarracin cheese

4 slices ham

1 or 2 eggs beaten
panko breadcrumbs – these are flaky breadcrumbs used in japanese cuisine as crunchy coating for fried foods

Directions

Place 1 cheese slice on each ham slice and carefully roll the ham. Then, dip the rolled ham in beaten egg and coat it with panko bread crumbs. Fry until golden brown.. Then, dip the rolled bread in beaten egg and coat it with panko bread crumbs. Fry until golden brown.

You know you can find us in Albarracin, Teruel, Spain. But if we are too far, here´s a link to our website and the online store.

Recipe adapted from: www.recetaycocina.com

Zucchini stuffed with cheese Sierra de Albarracin (blue label, green label with Rosemary or wine cheese)

This recipe with cheese is a great choice for a second course. The type of zucchini used (round) is not very common, but you can also do this recipe with a current long zucchini, as long as you are careful, of course. ;)

This recipe is easy and quick, with not so many ingredients; you just have to make sure that the quality of these is good enough in order to improve the flavour of the dish.

Ingredients:

• 4 round (when possible) zucchini
• Sierra de Albarracin cheese (either blue label, green label or wine cheese)
• 4 eggs
• Ham, salami or something similar… to taste
• Salt
• Black pepper
• Olive oil

Instructions:

Wash the zucchini, cut the upper side and then with a spoon empty the zucchini. If it´s not rounded, cut the pieces not longer than 2.5 in. and leave as bottom around 0.2 or 0.3 in. of zucchini.

Pour some water with salt in a pot and then boil the zucchini, upper side included. Once it´s well cooked, strain and let cool down for a while. 

Time to fill the zucchini with little pieces of ham, salami, etc… and also Sierra de Albarracín cheese:

The type of cheese chosen for the recipe is up to you, but here are our suggestions:

• BLUE LABEL for normal tender cheese taste. (This type of cheese was awarded with s Super-Gold medal the last Wolrd Cheese Awards 2012)
• GREEN LABEL (with rosemary) to add a Mediterranean touch.
• WINE CHEESE to make something totally different and surprise.

To finish the filling, add a whole egg in each zucchini and season to taste.

Put all the zucchini pieces in a pre-heated oven 180ºC (360ºF) for about 30 minutes.

The last but best step is to enjoy what you´ve cooked ;)

We are sure you will love this recipe and will cook it occasionally. From our part we assure the cheese will add a special touch to the whole dish.

You know you can find us in Albarracin, Teruel, Spain. But if we are too far, here´s a link to our website and the online store.

Thank you!

The recipe source is the following blog

One more year we are happy for attending the III Aragon region cheese tasting-contest, prize included!

During the weekend of 15^th – 16^th June 2013, we had the great pleasure to participate in the III Aragon region cheese tasting-contest, which took place in Biescas, a lovely village in the northern region of Aragon.

We were once again awarded, but this time we had to toe the line and accept the second prize on the category of ewe cheese.  

This time the kind of our Sierra de Albarracín cheese was the black label (100% sheep raw milk, cured hard cheese)

We are proud of our hard work and we have lots of fun during the weekend, surrounded by colleagues from our region, with whome one always learns.

We promise to be there next year and work even harder to get the first prize.

Thank you everyone for trusting in us and you know that you can always find us in our web and also the online store.

ENJOY!

Artisanal sausage roll with cheese and vegetables

Source: Mr Michael Phams en Flickr

Ingredients:

• Shortbread pastry
• Artisanal sausage
• Grated cheese Sierra de Albarracín (choose one)
• 1 onion
• 1 courgette
• Cayenne pepper
• Salt and pepper 

Preparación:

1. Peel, chop and fry the onion and the courgette. Cook on a low heat until they get both soft.
2. Strain off the surplus liquid (broth) and keep it apart.
3. Fry the sausages on a high heat so you Brown them a little one the outside while keeping them not so cooked on the inside part.
4. Knead the shortbread pastry with an oval shape.
5. Spread over the shortbread pastry the cheese, vegetables and the cayenne pepper.
6. Add the sausages and season it with the salt and pepper.
7. Fold the shortbread pastry as so making a roll.
8. Put everything in the oven, preheated to maximum temperature during 15 minutes.

Once it´s cooked, you can use the broth previously kept to spread it on top of the roll together with some natural tomato salsa.

Now you just have to enjoy the meal.

Don´t forget that you´ll always have us on our website and also the online store, to provide you some of the most awarded cheeses in Spain.

II Cheese route in Teruel

If you want to be a big cheese, do it in Teruel!

You still didn´t know?

We are about to finish one of the best cheese routes in Spain. It´s located in Teruel region and we couldn´t say no to this chance of sharing our cheeses with all the people coming all the way to our homeland.

The event lasts until this coming Sunday (12^th May) and it includes a tasting provincial route in which a wide-range of cheese and also tapas and dishes with cheese as main ingredient will be served in many different places.

To talk about numbers, more than 30 kinds of cheese are being tasted, among them several of our cheeses Sierra de Albarracin, the places which participate are 41 not just in Teruel city, but also in many villages around it.

In addition, there have been many diverse ludic and gastronomic activities such as “Evenings with cheese”.

Most of our cheeses are included in a big number of the places. Some kinds that can be tasted are our awarded cheeses in the last 3 years of the World Cheese Awards (WCA); super gold, gold and silver medals.

These are:

• Wine cheese (Gold at WCA)
• Golden Label cheese (gold and silver at WCA)
• Silver Label cheese (silver at WCA)
• Green Label cheese with Rosemary
• Blue Label cheese (SUPER GOLD at WCA)
• Black Label cheese 

It may be too late to come this year, but we´ll be waiting for you on next year´s celebration of this wonderful and delicious cheese route  along the region of Teruel, Aragon, capital of the Mudejar art and architecture.

Albarracin, Teruel

Until then, you can meet us in our website and if you get curious about our cheese, it´s possible to order through our online store.

Let´s enjoy cheese together!