Wednesday, April 17, 2013

"Ricotta"

In quotes b/c I have no idea if this is how one actually makes ricotta.  But you can't beat the level of effort:

Bring 1/2 a gallon of whole milk and a cup of cream to a boil with 1/2 a tsp of salt.  As soon as it reaches a rolling boil, toss in 4 TB fresh lemon juice, bring down to a simmer, and stir for a minute or two to make sure everything curdles.  (Fascinating!)  Drain in a cheesecloth-coated strainer for an hour.  Keep the whey for smoothies if you're into that kind of thing.  Eat.


2 comments:

  1. I believe that what you have is paneer.

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    1. Ahhh... thanks, Anonymous! I will try pressing and cutting into cubes. Yum.

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