Vegan Provolone
This is a soft version of provolone, intended to be melted on top of So Radish’s Mushroom Cheesesteak (a recipe created by my husband and me!). If you would like a more firm version, try slightly increasing the amount of agar agar. If you would prefer a wiz consistency, reduce agar agar to 1½ Tbsp and transfer to a squeeze bottle after cooling.
Equipment
- Silicone Cheese Mold ( or a glass dish with a min. 2 cup capacity)
Ingredients
- 1 can Coconut milk full fat (1 ¾ cups)
- ½ cup Water
- 2 Tbsp Agar agar powder
- 2 Tbsp + 1 tsp Tapioca starch aka tapioca flour
- ¾ tsp Liquid smoke hickory flavor
- ½ tsp Lemon juice
- 1 1/2 tbsp Nutritional yeast
- ¼ tsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Salt
Instructions
- Prepare cheese mold by lightly spraying a silicone cheese mold or other small dish with oil. (Recipe will make about 2 cups of cheese).
- Pour the coconut milk into a large saucepan. Put water into empty coconut milk cans to melt all the remaining coconut milk and add the water to the pan. Add all remaining ingredients to the sauce pan, sifting in the agar agar and tapioca starch. Stir with a whisk.
- Set heat on to medium and stir frequently until it boils. Turn down heat until the cheese sauce is just barely boiling and stir constantly with a whisk for 6 minutes, making sure nothing sticks to the bottom of the pan. The mixture should be very smooth.
- Immediately pour into the prepared cheese mold.
- Let it cool uncovered for about 15 minutes at room temperature, then transfer to the refrigerator for 2-3 hours to set.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Notes
If it doesn’t fully set, it could mean that it wasn’t stirred well enough and some of the agar agar stuck to the bottom of the pan. If the final consistency is like a thick cheese sauce, not a sliceable soft cheese, then congratulations, you’ve made homemade wiz! Maybe that’s not what you were going for, but it’s still 100% fine. Just add the wiz to a squeeze bottle to squeeze on top of our Mushroom Cheesesteak or on crackers.
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