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Fresh mozzarella made from milk and white vinegar, stretched in hot whey and finished in a salt brine.

  • 35 min
  • 35 min total
  • 4 servings
  • Medium difficulty

Nutritionper serving

1 serving ≈ 721 g

  • 309 kcal
  • Protein: 16.6 g, 22% of calories
  • Fat: 16.2 g, 47% of calories
  • Carbs: 23.7 g, 31% of calories

Estimated from the ingredients.

Ingredients4

4 servings
  • 2L
  • 100ml
  • 2tbsp
  • 720ml

Cookware

  • Pot

Contains

Dairy

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Steps8

  1. Step 1. Warm the milk

    Heat the on the stove until it is warm, not hot: you can keep a finger in it for over 10 seconds.

  2. Step 2. Add the vinegar

    Add 100 ml of to the warm .

  3. Step 3. Let the curds set

    Leave the lid on for about 10 minutes until the curds separate from the whey.

  4. Step 4. Scoop out the curds

    Lift the separating curds out of the whey with a ladle.

  5. Step 5. Reheat the whey

    Heat the whey mixture back up in the pot.

  6. Step 6. Stretch the curds

    Stretch the curds in the heated whey, folding and pulling them repeatedly until smooth.

  7. Step 7. Shape the mozzarella ball

    Form the stretched curd into one big ball.

  8. Step 8. Dip in salt brine

    Place the mozzarella ball in the brine of salt dissolved in .

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