Ricotta

How to Cook Perfect Homemade Ricotta

  • By Ellen Chandler
  • 14 Mar, 2020
How to Cook Perfect Homemade Ricotta
How to Cook Perfect Homemade Ricotta

Hello everybody, welcome to our recipe page. Today I will show you how to make a distinctive dish, Homemade Ricotta. This is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i’am gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna really delicious.

Homemade Ricotta Recipe.

You can have Homemade Ricotta using 3 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Homemade Ricotta

  1. Make ready 1 gallon of Whole milk.
  2. Prepare 1 tbsp of Salt.
  3. Prepare 2 1/2 tbsp of Acid ie: lemon/lime juice or vinegar.

Homemade Ricotta step by step

  1. Pour milk into a medium to large stock pot.
  2. Add salt and stir.
  3. On med-low heat, to avoid scorching, bring up to 180 to 185°F.
  4. Once milk has reached temp add acid (may need more or less depending on acidity).
  5. Once acid is added and the milk is hot enough you should see the milk start to separate into curd and whey..
  6. Allow to cool down before pouring into cheese cloth or chinois to allow to drain off excess liquid (the longer you allow to drain the firmer your cheese will be).