Good morning hivers, I'm happy to be here, every time I have something to post on Hive it's like something in me blooms. This time I bring you a very different publication. I dared to make my first quesillo, with much fear of failure, however I persisted and it came out as delicious as it was cute. But, it was not just a quesillo craving, I am studying something that without thinking has been awakening my feminine energy, connecting me with it and also with my roots, my loved Venezuela.
Once you emigrate there is a feeling of no longer belonging to where you come from and where you are, with time you learn to live with that and the practice of adaptation. Speaking from the heart I am very grateful to Chile, I have taken advantage of all the opportunities here and in that way I confess: I disconnected from my land, as well as from my feminine side. It is pretty fast day by day for someone like me who comes from the shore of the beach, with a rather free and touristy rhythm of life. But I understand, every process is to grow.
I really didn't know how far away I was from my roots, like when I started to live the goals of the Vinotinto in the Copa America surrounded by friends and family. It was like: “wow, this was my home”. I also felt a passion running through my body like it had not happened to me for a long time, maybe it must be the adrenaline, maybe. The truth is that with that and my studies, I have felt a different enthusiasm (my conscience tells me that it could be my age too, haha). I have also been more in the presence of home, to attend to my close ones, that vein of attention to the public that gave me the tourism of my brilliant Cumaná.
So, every day off I have as a task to do something that raises the feminine energy and if it is connected with my country then great. Yesterday was the opportunity to make my first quesillo, I have an aunt who is the genius in the recipe, also a cousin who is much more daring and makes it in different flavors. I wanted to stay traditional in honor of my aunt and also, not to damage the ingredients in any case haha. Let's get to work: 6 eggs at room temperature, half a cup of sugar, 1 tablespoon of vanilla, a can of condensed milk, same measure of liquid milk, a quarter cup of water.
The first thing was to make the caramel, I did it twice because the first time I don't think I let it melt enough. Then, in a medium saucepan, over high heat, I let the half cup of sugar cook with the quarter cup of water. When it started to bubble I lowered the temperature and I was constantly checking it until it got a lighter color than honey, a little more amber. Something important is: move it with the handle of the pots and do not introduce any utensil. Keep in mind also, the darker the caramel the more acidic and sweet it is, at least that was my perception, for taste reasons I did not let it caramelize so much, so once it was liquid with the desired tone, I kept it on low heat, while I made the other part.
In the blender I mixed the rest of the ingredients at high speed, for a long time, while in a larger pot with water I waited for it to boil to cook everything in a bain-marie. Then, I put the ingredients from the blender into the pot where the caramel is and covered it with aluminum foil. I carefully immersed it in the boiling water and left it there over medium heat for 1h 20min. Then, remove it from there and let it cool down to room temperature, once it is completely out of heat, refrigerate it for a couple of hours more.
Here came the second fear, turn it over, with the help of a semi deep dish, I put it on top of the pot and turn it all over, leaving it on top of the dish, carefully remove it, resulting in that beautiful and delicious quesillo, feeling satisfied. You may wonder why I chose this dessert, well, first, the kitchen is not something that characterizes me, I cook yes, but it is not my favorite place, and with that I am making peace, on the other hand the quesillo is one of the foods that being here in Chile I had not gotten one that I liked as much as this, which came out 8 portions.
What is your favorite dessert, do you know how to make it? I would appreciate it if you could let me know in the comments how you reconnect with your femininity and the roots of your country. Thanks hivers for the company and inspiration, the photos are personal record, made with a Redmi 13 and edited in Canva.