While websites like Groupon often have the same deals over and over (car wash, massage, mediocre restaurants) but every once in a while there is an amazing deal that stands out. A couple of months ago we saw a deal for a mozzarella making class. The class included a bottle of wine and an appetizer to split. Without any hesitation, we bought the deal and decided to take the class as soon as we could. It was a great time and best of all we learned a new, tasty skill.
In the class they had us use vinyl gloves.
First, you should start off with 1/2 pound of fresh cheese curds
Prepare a medium sized bowl with the combination of 2-3 tablespoons of kosher salt and 3-4 cups of nearly boiling water. Soak the fresh cheese curds in the brine for about 5 minutes. After 5 minutes begin to stretch and smooth the cheese, but be careful not to do it to excess. Over-working the cheese causes the mozzarella to have a rubbery consistency. Continue to dip the cheese back into the brine throughout the stretching process. Once the cheese has been stretched and smoothed it can be formed in several different ways. The method we were taught by the instructor was to stretch the mozzarella out until it is very thin and then hold the middle so that the two ends hang down. Begin swirling the strands until the cheese has been twisted to the end, and then knot the twisted strand several times. See picture above for end result.
Enjoy!
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