Description
Creamy Polish cheesecake blends tangy tucum and crisp radishes into a delightful culinary experience. Elegant layers of flavor create a unique appetizer that delights senses and showcases traditional Polish ingredients you’ll crave.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 600 g cream cheese (such as Philadelphia or St Môret)
- 200 g tarama
- 150 g Tuc crackers
- 1 bunch red radishes
Binding and Texture Ingredients:
- 4 gelatin sheets (8 g)
- 4 tablespoons cream
- 60 g soft butter
- 20 g butter (for greasing the mold)
Garnish and Flavor Enhancers:
- 50 g walnut kernels
- 1 bunch chives
- Pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Meticulously protect the springform pan’s interior by coating sides with butter and lining the base with parchment paper.
- Transform Tuc crackers into fine crumbs by pulsing them with soft butter in a food processor until uniformly combined.
- Compress the cracker mixture firmly and evenly across the pan’s bottom, creating a compact foundation.
- Submerge gelatin sheets in frigid water, allowing them to soften and become pliable.
- Gently heat cream and incorporate the thoroughly squeezed gelatin, stirring until completely dissolved, then permit slight cooling.
- Carefully roast walnut kernels in an ungreased skillet, releasing their aromatic oils, then set aside to cool.
- Delicately rinse chives, pat dry, and finely mince into delicate green fragments.
- Vigorously whip cream cheese with the gelatin-infused cream, integrating toasted walnuts for textural complexity.
- Enhance the mixture with freshly ground pepper and fold in the verdant chive pieces.
- Strategically distribute half the cream cheese mixture over the Tuc crust, ensuring smooth, even coverage.
- Artfully spread tarama as a distinctive layer, then cascade the remaining cream cheese mixture on top.
- Refrigerate the assembled cheesecake for a minimum of four hours, allowing it to solidify and develop depth of flavor.
- Thoroughly wash radishes and slice them translucently thin using a sharp knife.
- Gracefully release the chilled cheesecake from its pan and arrange on a serving plate.
- Elegantly drape radish slices across the surface in an overlapping pattern for visual appeal.
- Present the cheesecake accompanied by crisp Tuc crackers, served directly from the refrigerator.
Notes
- Cold storage transforms texture, deepening savory flavors and allowing ingredients to meld perfectly.
- Gelatin provides stability, ensuring smooth consistency without disrupting delicate cheese mixture.
- Toasting walnuts releases natural oils, enhancing nutty undertones and adding gentle crunch to creamy base.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Fusion
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 34 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 19 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg