Incredible foods can be obtained by simply mixing carrots in boiling milk. If you don’t believe in their combination, you’ll have to think again. Yes, because after 5 minutes you will be amazed by the result achieved.
Cooking is also experimentation, so if you want to join those who produce fresh and genuine food at home, all you have to do is find out what we’re going to do today, by continuing to read the article.
The many creations of milk with carrots
To most it may seem an unusual combination, although in general, milk can be used to soften the sweet taste of the carrots and add a texture creamy to the preparations.
In fact, there are several recipes that can be cooked by combining milk with carrots, such as an exquisite cream of carrot soup with milk. It is a soft and velvety carrot cream enriched with milk, onion and potatoes.
If we want to make the carrots more appealing, we can even cook the carrots in the milk cream, to serve as a side dish or main course.
And what about carrots au gratin with milk? In this case, the carrots cut into slices are cooked in a milk and cheese sauce, then cooked au gratin in the oven until a golden and crunchy crust.
Want an unusual and tasty salad? Carrot salad with milk sauce, where carrots cut into julienne strips are mixed with a sauce of milk, yoghurt, mustard and lemon, will be an explosion of flavours, for create a fresh and tasty salad.
Carrots in boiling milk (a cheese d’hoc)
And now we can finally say that yes, with carrots and milk you can do anything, even good homemade fresh cheese added to carrots! Let’s see what we need for this delight and its very simple preparation to follow.
Carrots in boiling milk
Incredible foods can be obtained by simply mixing carrots in boiling milk. If you don’t believe in their combination, you’ll have to think again. Yes, because after 5 minutes you will be amazed by the result achieved.
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pot
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colander
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gauze
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blender or grater
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hand whisk
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slotted spoon
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ricotta basket
- 1 L latte
- 2 medium carrots
- 200 gr sour cream.
- 2 egg
- 1 teaspoon of fine salt
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Let’s begin the preparation of this special cheese by placing a liter of milk in a saucepan which we will put on the gas without bringing it to a boil.
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We wash and peel two carrots that we can either grate or put in a blender to blend them.
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Now pass the carrots through a sieve, placing them in a clean, fine cloth towel and set aside.
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In a bowl we pour the sour cream and add the two whole eggs, a teaspoon of salt and start beating with a hand whisk
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When the milk is hot, pour the freshly extracted carrot juice and mix with a wooden spoon.
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When it starts to boil, pour the sour cream mixed with the eggs and salt and mix well, finally add a spoonful of grated carrots.
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Then the pot is left to boil for about ten minutes, until we see that the milk is curdled, as the milk and whey have separated very well.
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Place the colander on a bowl and place a clean white cloth on top, and with a slotted spoon we begin to move the flaked milk onto the cloth. The remaining whey can be consumed as it tastes good.
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The cloth is transferred into a special mold and once it is well covered with it, a weight is placed to compact everything. It will have to stay like this for 3 or 4 hours.
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After the hours we can turn the mold into our own dish carrot cheese it is ready to be consumed, in the most welcome way.
What to drink with fresh carrot cheese
Carrot cottage cheese has a sweet and slightly herbaceous taste, so you can choose several drinks that go well with it.
Depending on whether you use it within a meal or for a savory breakfast, here are some ideas:
dry white wine: A dry white wine such as a Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Gris it goes well with the fresh and light flavor of fresh carrot cheese.
Peach iced tea: Peach Iced Tea has a sweet and fruity flavour which goes well with the sweet taste of fresh carrot cheese.
Apple juice: Apple juice has a sweet, fresh taste that pairs well with carrot cottage cheese. Furthermore, apple juice is a natural drink which does not contain alcohol.