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Anyone know of a good horseradish cheddar recipe? If so what type of horseradish should be used?

Any good traditional cheddar recipe will work. Never tried it on a stirred curd.

Try to find a nice root and grate it or use a food processor outside (it will kill your eyes inside and be hard to breathe). Don't use more than 1 tablespoon per about 3 gallons of milk or it will overpower your cheese. I do like the bite though.

I add it at the cheddaring stage while the curds are still warm. I think it becomes absorbed better in the cheese rather than just sitting on top - some add it at the molding stage.

Thanks DeejayDebi

That is pretty much what I needed to know, I will use my normal cheddar recipe as I am happy with it. Do you need to do anything special to sanitize the root besides wash it?

I just peel it with a carrot peeler - OUTSIDE at arms length. then use the ole knuckle buster box grater I like the shreds better than a food processor. Stay down wind! That stuff will take your breath away. Wouldn't hurt to wear mask too.

Perfect Thanks

I have taken to wearing mask AND swimming goggles when I do dangerous stuff like that.

Yeah I think horseradish has got to be the stronest stuff in the garden! BTW ... if you find a good one at the store that is not all dry and dead you can set it in the glass of water and it will re-root. Then just plant in and it will grow again. The roots will keep making new plants. They pick best in the fall.

Quote from: DeejayDebi on March 14, 2012, 05:11:56 PM
Yeah I think horseradish has got to be the stronest stuff in the garden! BTW ... if you find a good one at the store that is not all dry and dead you can set it in the glass of water and it will re-root. Then just plant in and it will grow again. The roots will keep making new plants. They pick best in the fall.

Thanks Deejay, I cant wait for spring to plant some.

You can grate the root and mix the H.R juice into your milk.
Passover is just around the corner, Im sure alot of roots will start to pop up soon.   Im seeing a wash curd horse radish cheese in my near future.

Roots do like the cooler weather.

Be careful where you plant it, they have a way of going crazy within a few months. They will be everywhere

Ah good point put them away from your regular garden or in pots. They are ALMOST as bad as mint or hops for taking over.

A yard taken over by mint, hops, and horseradish IS my idea of a garden!

That really does sound like a good garden maybe some barley and malt to go with it

Quote from: dthelmers on March 15, 2012, 01:23:22 PM
A yard taken over by mint, hops, and horseradish IS my idea of a garden!

Not when you have no room left for tomatoes! I used tons of tomatoes in a years time - I am after all Italian.