Make Mozzarella Cheese At Home With This Simple Recipe

By Nikita Toppo

February 16, 2024

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Be it pasta, pizza or casseroles, mozzarella cheese is an amazing ingredient to enhance the taste of your favourite dishes. Make it at home with this simple recipe.

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Ingredients

1-gallon raw milk 1 1/2 teaspoon citric acid 1/4 teaspoon rennet or 1/4 tablet 1 cup cool water 1 teaspoon kosher salt

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Step 1

Pour milk into cool pan and sprinkle citric acid over it. Heat the mixture on low flame for 5-6 min. Mix rennet with water. Take milk off the heat when it reaches 90° F and add rennet, stirring gently.

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Step 2

Cover with lid and let it sit for 5 minutes. Cut a grid pattern into mixture to separate the curds. Put it back on stove and heat to 105° F. Scoop curds into mesh strainer and discard the whey.

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Step 3

Microwave for 1 minute and squeeze curds again to remove more whey.

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Step 4

Continue to microwave in 30- second increments until the cheese can be stretched. Add salt and knead it into the cheese. Form into a ball and enjoy.

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