New Experience: Ricotta Cheese
Why have I not made ricotta before? It is super easy and super yummy and cheaper and yummier than what you can buy from the store.
1/2 gallon whole milk
1c plain whole-milk yogurt
1/2c heavy cream
2tsp white vinegar
1tsp salt
Wander around the store for a while looking for plain whole-milk yogurt in a container smaller than your head. Be unsuccessful and mentally run though a list of possible recipes to use up a crapload because this recipe only calls for 1 cup and you hate eating yogurt.
Dump all of the ingredients into a pot and bring it to a boil. Boil it very, very gently until the milk is curdled, 1 or 2 minutes.
Line a strainer with a few layers of cheesecloth and set it over a deep bowl.
Pour the curdled milk into the strainer and drain for 15 minutes. Gather the cheesecloth and gently squeeze out the remaining liquid.
Declare to Steve that you are awesome and demand he taste it immediately. Dismiss his unimpressed reaction as not understanding the depths of your awesomeness.
Use it along with some Italian sausage and spinach to stuff some jumbo shells for dinner.
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Yogurt is delicious.
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