🥘 Ingredients
- whole milk 1 gal
- heavy cream 1 cup
- lemon juice 0.33 cup
- cold water 4 cup
🍳 Cookware
- heavy pot
- colander
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1Heat whole milk and heavy cream in a heavy pot to 200°F (95°C), stirring up from the bottom so the milk does not catch.
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2Stir lemon juice into @&( timer a spoonful at a time, take the pot off the heat and 15 min until the curds draw together and the whey runs clear yellow-green.
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3Drain @&( timer in a colander lined with damp cheesecloth 20 min , running cold water through them halfway to rinse the lemon back out.
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4Press @&( timer — gathered in the cloth and flattened to a slab an inch thick under a board and two cans — 1 hr , then chill it before cutting into cubes.
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5Press it harder for cubes that hold in a karahi and softer for the ones that go into palak.