LACY SE MOZZARELLA KAAS
Vandag het ek vir die eerste keer mozzarella kaas gemaak. Ek was so bietjie skrikkerig want dit het die vorige keer nie gewerk nie want die melk was nie “whole milk” nie. Vandag is ek bly om te se dat dit werk. Ek weet nie of dit goedkoper uit werk nie, maar dit is beslis lekker om te se ja nee ek kan dit maak as ek wil.
Hier is die resep van youtube. Ongelukkig is dit nie in afrikaans nie want ek het dit soveel jaar terug neer geskryf en nooit vertaal nie.
Measure 1 cup water and stir in 1 1/2 tsp citric acid.
Measure in another bowl a 1/4 cup water and stir in a 1/4 tsp liquid rennet and place to one side. Pour 8 cups whole milk / thick cream into a big enough pot.
Stir in the citric acid solution.
Set the pot over medium high heat and warm to 90 degrees Fahrenheit stirring gently.
Remove the pot from the heat and gently stir in the rennet solution for exactly 30 seconds.
Place the lid on the pot and leave it undisturbed for 10 minutes.
Cut the curds after ten minutes.
Make several parallel cuts vertically and then again horizontally.
Try and cut it about the same size.
Make sure your knife reaches the bottom of the pot.
Place the pot back onto the stove over medium heat and warm to 105 degrees Fahrenheit.
Stir slowly as the curds warm, but try not to break them up too much.
The curds will eventually clump together and seperate more completely from the yellow whey.
Remove the pan from the heat and continue stirring gently for another five minutes.
Place a strainer over a pot and strain the curds.
Use a slotted spoon and fold the curds over onto it self in the strainer.
Place the curds into a microwave safe bowl.
Fold the curds in on it self almost like make a bread dough ball.
Pour off the excess whey.
Place in the mixrowave for 10 seconds.
Use your slotted spoon and squeeze out more liquid. I did this twice, but you might have to repeat this until you are happy the whey has been drained.
Add 1 tsp cheese salt.
Now place back in the microwave for another 10 seconds to heat and soften again.
Stretch and fold over on it self.
Repeat until it does not stretch freely anymore.
Heat again for 10 seconds and repeat until it is glossy.
Shape into a ball. I poured cream over because that is what the recipe said I should do.
Photo: Lacy Grey
