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