How to Make Homemade Ricotta Cheese 🧀

Описание: Learn how to make creamy, fresh homemade ricotta cheese from scratch with Chef John’s ‪@foodwishes‬ easy method! This simple recipe uses just a few ingredients — milk, cream, salt, and vinegar — and yields rich, dreamy ricotta that’s far superior to the store-bought stuff. Perfect for serving on toast, in pasta, or as a versatile ingredient in sweet and savory dishes.
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👇 Ingredients You’ll Need:
• 4 cups whole milk
• ½ cup heavy cream
• 1 ¼ tsp kosher salt
• 2 tbsp white distilled vinegar

🛠 Tools:
• Cheesecloth
• Mesh strainer
• Large pot
• Thermometer (optional)
• Bowl

⏱️ Total Time: ~1 hr 40 mins
👩‍🍳 Servings: ~2 cups ricotta (~6 servings)

Directions
Line a mesh strainer with cheesecloth and set over a deep bowl or pot.

Combine milk, cream, and salt in a heavy-bottomed saucepan and place over medium-high heat. Cook the mixture, stirring occasionally in a "figure eight" motion, until it reaches a temperature of 195 degrees F (90 degrees C). If you don't have a thermometer, this will be right before it starts to simmer. You'll see steam rising from the surface, and tiny bubbles forming around the edges of the pan.

Turn off the heat, pour in the vinegar, and stir slowly in a "figure eight" motion for 3 or 4 seconds.

Let the mixture sit, untouched, for 6 minutes.

Carefully ladle into the cheesecloth-lined mesh strainer so that the dripping whey drains into the pot or bowl. Let the ricotta drain into the pot for between 20 and 45 minutes, depending on how soft or firm you want your cheese. The longer it drains, the firmer the texture will be once chilled.

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Grab the ends of the cheesecloth and lift the drained ricotta out of the strainer and place in a bowl. Let cool on the counter to room temperature, then wrap and chill thoroughly.

Remove cheesecloth and serve. Ricotta usually needs an additional pinch of salt when serving.