Sarah Graham

Homemade Ricotta

Preparation info
  • Makes

    1½–2 cups

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      30 min

Appears in
Wholesome
Wholesome

By Sarah Graham

Published 2017

  • About

Mix through lemon zest and/or chopped herbs of your choice for delicious herbed ricotta that you can spread on toasted ciabatta or rye bread, or serve over pasta.

Ingredients

What you’ll Need

  • 2 litres full-cream milk
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 5

Method

What to do

  1. Place the milk and salt in a saucepan over medium-high heat until the mixture reaches a consistent simmer (but not boiling). Remove from the heat and stir through the lemon juice. Gently stir three or four times and then return to a low heat for another 1 minute before removing again. The mixture will immediately start to separate into curds (the ric