Best The Art Of Pulling Fresh Mozzarella Recipes

30 Ways to Use Fresh Mozzarella image

Provided by insanelygood

Number Of Ingredients 30

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Homemade Mozzarella image

Provided by Tyler Florence

Categories main-dish

Time 25m

Yield 3 pounds mozzarella

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 gallons water, divided
3 pounds whole milk mozzarella curd (available at specialty Italian markets)
4 tablespoons salt, divided, plus more for serving
Tomatoes, sliced, for serving
Basil, for serving
Extra virgin olive oil, for serving
Freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

In a large pot, bring a gallon of water to a boil.
In a large bowl, break up the mozzarella curd into small pieces. Coat the curd with 2 tablespoons of salt, and set aside.
In another large bowl, salt the second gallon of water with the remaining salt and add as much ice as it can hold.
This is where it gets a little tricky. Carefully pour the boiling water over the salted curd. As the curds begin to melt, carefully stir with a wooden spoon for 1 minute. Submerge both of your hands in the ice water for as long as you can stand it, because you're about to stretch the mozzarella in boiling hot water. The curd will have settled into the bottom of the bowl, and at this point you have to work quickly or risk over-cooking the curd.
Dip your hands into the hot water and begin stretching the mozzarella. By stretching the cheese you insure that all the curds have completely melted. The curds will become incredibly soft and have buttery shine, and also, it smells wonderful. Form the mozzarella into tomato size balls, and then drop the mozzarella into the ice water to stop the cooking process. Work quickly, as the mozzarella will start to become rubbery the longer it sits in the hot water.
Wrap each mozzarella ball tightly in plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Serve the cheese with the best tomatoes you can find, really fresh basil, extra virgin olive oil, salt and fresh cracked pepper.

Making Fresh Mozzarella Cheese image

Provided by Emeril Lagasse

Yield about 1 pound of cheese

Number Of Ingredients 5

Steps:

In a large stock pot, add the water. Add enough salt to the water until it tastes like saltwater. Bring the temperature of the water up to about 120 to 130 degrees, until the touch of the water is like hot bath water. Place a colander in the water. Crumble the cheese curd into the water. Using a wooden spoon, stir the mixture until the curd starts to pull. Using your hands or a spoon, pull the cheese until it begins to hold shape. It's like pulling taffy. Do not over pull the cheese because the end product will be rubbery. It is like you are pulling taffy. If the cheese hardens to soon, dip the cheese back in the water and repeat the pulling process. After the desired weight is achieved dip the cheese in an ice bath. The cheese can either be stored in salted water or rolled in plastic wrap. If you want to flavor the cheese, add the flavorings during the pulling process. Rub your hands with the herbs and garlic and work them into the cheese.