Cottage cheese casserole in a frying pan with lemon zest

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Cottage cheese casserole can be cooked not only in the oven, but also just on the stove in a frying pan under the lid. For 8 servings of this casserole, we need half a kilo of cottage cheese, 3 eggs, half a cup of sugar, 4 tablespoons of semolina, a teaspoon of lemon zest and vegetable oil to lubricate the pan. We put the cottage cheese in a container and knead it.

2. Step 2:

   

   Next, break the eggs into another container and pour sugar to them.

3. Step 3:

   

   Beat eggs with sugar for two minutes with a mixer.

4. Step 4:

   

   Then, after 2 minutes, in the process of whipping, add semolina to the eggs.

5. Step 5:

   

   Continue to beat the egg mass for another two minutes, until fluffy.

6. Step 6:

   

   Next, rub the lemon peel on a fine grater to get a teaspoon of zest.

7. Step 7:

   

   Pour the lemon zest into the curd container.

8. Step 8:

   

   Pour the beaten egg mass with sugar and semolina into the cottage cheese.

9. Step 9:

   

   Gently mix the cottage cheese with egg mass.

10. Step 10:

    

    Then the curd-egg mass is thoroughly kneaded with a mixer for another minute.

12. Step 11:

    

    The frying pan for cottage cheese casserole is liberally lubricated with vegetable oil.

13. Step 12:

    

    Before putting the curd mass into the pan, put it on a high heat, cover it with a lid and warm it up for 30-40 seconds, and then reduce the heat to a minimum.

14. Step 13:

    

    Put the curd mass for the casserole in a heated frying pan.

15. Step 14:

    

    The surface of the future casserole is leveled.

16. Step 15:

    

    Cover the pan with the curd mass with a lid and leave it on low heat for 30 minutes.

17. Step 16:

    

    In the process of cooking in a frying pan under the lid, the curd casserole will rise in the center. If the lid is glass, it will be clearly visible.

18. Step 17:

    

    Cottage cheese casserole in a frying pan will be ready in half an hour. Turn off the fire and lift the lid.

19. Step 18:

    

    Let the casserole cool down, during the cooling process, the raised hillock in the middle of the casserole will settle and its surface will level out.

20. Step 19:

    

    When the curd casserole cools down, it needs to be transferred to a dish. It is most convenient to do this in parts. Cut the casserole in a frying pan and carefully transfer each piece to the dish with a spatula.

21. Step 20:

    

    We serve a casserole of cottage cheese with sour cream on the table.