Parmesan Bowl - Parmesan cheese

Method

• You will need a small skillet and about 1 1/2 cups of shredded Parmesan cheese.
• You will also need a bowl or footed ice cream dish for your mold.
• Heat the skillet on medium heat.
• Sprinkle a circle of cheese into the skillet approximately double the size of the bowl that you wish to make.
• Make sure that the cheese is not to thick or too thin.
• Heat until the cheese bubbles then remove from the heat to cool for just a couple of minutes.
• Once the cheese has cooled use a spatula to gently lift the cheese and drape it across the bowl that you are using for a mold.
• Use your hands to gently shape the bottom and sides of the bowl.
• The cheese is fragile but also malleable.
• Let the bowls cool.
• If you leave the cheese to bubble a bit longer it will start to pop like popcorn.
• Now I do not mean it will pop out of the pan (a couple of strays will) but more like each shred of cheese will pop and expand.
• Let 90% of the cheese do this before you remove it from the heat.
• Your bowl will have more color, crunch and nutty flavor if you leave it on the heat a bit longer.
• But be careful not to burn your cheese.
• Spoon in a big spoonful of my Creamy Crab Salad recipe also posted on TastyKitchen.
• And enjoy!
• Have fun!