Mozzarella is one of God's greatest creations. The good kind is amazing, but look, we can all admit it, even Polly-O is sometimes a necessary snack.
See How To Make Homemade Mozzarella:
Ingredients:
1 pound of cheese curd for mozzarella
10 grams of Kosher Salt
1 pot water
Directions:
1. Cut the curd in small pieces, very thin so that the hot water will cook it quickly.
2. Place the pieces of curd in a bowl and mix with the kosher salt.
3. Heat a pot of water to 195 degrees Fahrenheit
4. Pour water directly onto the curd until its covered entirely. Then mix with a wooden spoon, stirring clockwise.
5. After 2 minutes of stirring (good arm workout!), drain the water from the bowl.
6. Then add more water to the curd.
7. At this point the pieces of curd should stick together. If it does not, go back to step #1. (It gets easier!)
8. Ok, now be prepared because this is the least pleasant part of the experience. You need to get your fingers into the cheese. Knead it with your hands until the mixture is smooth and soft. It will be hot, so Guilio suggested having a bowl of cold water nearby so you can cool down your poor fingers in.
1 pound of cheese curd for mozzarella
10 grams of Kosher Salt
1 pot water
Directions:
1. Cut the curd in small pieces, very thin so that the hot water will cook it quickly.
2. Place the pieces of curd in a bowl and mix with the kosher salt.
3. Heat a pot of water to 195 degrees Fahrenheit
4. Pour water directly onto the curd until its covered entirely. Then mix with a wooden spoon, stirring clockwise.
5. After 2 minutes of stirring (good arm workout!), drain the water from the bowl.
6. Then add more water to the curd.
7. At this point the pieces of curd should stick together. If it does not, go back to step #1. (It gets easier!)
8. Ok, now be prepared because this is the least pleasant part of the experience. You need to get your fingers into the cheese. Knead it with your hands until the mixture is smooth and soft. It will be hot, so Guilio suggested having a bowl of cold water nearby so you can cool down your poor fingers in.
Congrats! The hard part is done! But there is more...
Now you have what is called "mozzatura." It's basically cheese dough. You will now have to make it into mozarella.
Directions (con't):
1. Use your hands to stretch and cut small pieces of the mixture into little balls. Pull, stretch, cut. You want little pretty balls.
2. Once you have formed it, immediately dunk it into the bowl of cold water.
3. Let it sit for at least an hour in the water.
4. Eat it. Duh.
1. Use your hands to stretch and cut small pieces of the mixture into little balls. Pull, stretch, cut. You want little pretty balls.
2. Once you have formed it, immediately dunk it into the bowl of cold water.
3. Let it sit for at least an hour in the water.
4. Eat it. Duh.
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