Using pre-formed cheese skewers ensures the right kind of cheese for the recipe (though you can also make your own skewers using halloumi or bread cheese).
Moving the skewers around once they’re free from the grill grate maximizes browning.
These skewered cheese sticks use a type of cheese that holds its shape even as it softens in the heat of a grill, yielding a golden-brown and crispy exterior and a near-molten interior. Popular as a street-food snack in Brazil, they’re sold in Brazilian markets (and occasionally online) as preassembled cheese skewers. You may also find queijo coalho online in solid-block form, to be cut and skewered at home. If you can’t find the real deal, you can improvise using more commonly available ingredients, such as halloumi or bread cheese. When the skewers are done, you can flavor them as desired, dressing them with dried oregano, an oil-and-garlic mixture, or aioli. (In Brazil, a similar sauce called molho de alho is often used.)
