When you open the refrigerator and find sour milk, this is usually bad news, but sour milk can actually be a useful ingredient in some savory dishes and baked goods. But you don't have to use the spoiled one, so it's worth learning to deliberately sour it; just add a small amount of an acidic ingredient to regular milk to thicken it and curdle it so that it generates a sour taste. You can even get the same result with a jar of sweetened condensed milk, although you need to add a little water to dilute it.
Ingrediants
with Normal Milk
- 240 ml of whole milk
- 15 ml of lemon juice or vinegar
with Sweet Condensed Milk
- 100 g of sweet condensed milk
- 120 ml of cold water
- 15 ml of lemon juice or vinegar
Steps
Part 1 of 3: Making Sour Milk with Regular Milk
Step 1. Pour an acidic liquid into the milk
Fill a measuring cup with 240 ml of whole milk and remove about 15-30 ml; then add 15 ml of lemon juice or vinegar.
Alternatively, you can use 2% skim milk or cream
Step 2. Mix the two ingredients to combine them
Use a spoon for this and make sure the acid is well incorporated.
Step 3. Let the mixture sit for at least 5 minutes
Once the two ingredients are completely mixed, let them stabilize at room temperature for 5-10 minutes; in this way, the milk will have a chance to thicken and curdle slightly to create sour milk.
The doses of this recipe allow to obtain 240 ml of sour milk; however, you can easily double or triple them according to your needs
Part 2 of 3: Making Sour Milk with Sweet Condensed Milk
Step 1. Measure sweet condensed milk
To make this version of sour milk, you need 100 g of condensed milk; pour it carefully into a graduated cup until the required dose is reached.
- 100 g of condensed milk corresponds to about 1/4 of the traditional 400 g jar.
- Proceed slowly: as this liquid is thick and sticky, it would be difficult to reduce the dose if you overdo it.
Step 2. Dilute it with water and the acidic ingredient
Once you have dosed the correct amount, add 120 ml of cold water and 15 ml of white vinegar or lemon juice; mix the mixture carefully to mix the ingredients well.
Step 3. Wait for the mixture to rest for 5 minutes
When the milk is well mixed with the water and vinegar, let it settle for a few minutes. The product will be ready when you notice some curd pieces.
The doses of this recipe allow you to prepare 240 ml of sour milk
Part 3 of 3: Using Sour Milk
Step 1. Use it instead of buttermilk in baking
The most common application of sour milk is in baking recipes that include buttermilk as an ingredient. You can easily replace the sour taste of this product thanks to the sour mixture for cooking cakes, scones and cookies.
- Sour milk is also perfect for battering pancakes and waffles.
- You can use it in place of yogurt or sour cream for baked desserts.
Step 2. Make some marinades for the meat
If you're cooking a cut of meat and want to make sure it's tender, dip it in sour milk. Blend a flavorful marinade for chicken, steak, or fish using milk and herbs such as rosemary, thyme, garlic, and / or black pepper.
For savory recipes, you can combine sour milk with potato timbales, flans or stews to give a creamy or cheese-like texture; just be careful that the sour taste does not overpower that of the other ingredients
Step 3. Make cottage cheese
Thanks to sour milk you can make excellent homemade cottage cheese; you need to heat the liquid over medium heat until it reaches 85 ° C, remove it from the heat and add the vinegar. Pour the mixture through a colander lined with cheesecloth, rinse the curd and flavor it with salt, a little milk or cream until you get the consistency you want.
